"The Mass Psychology of Misery"
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Stress, loneliness, depression, boredom—the madness of everyday life. Ever-greater levels of sadness, implying a recognition, on the visceral level at least, that things could be different. How much joy is there left in the technological society, this field of alienation and anxiety.
— John Zerzan
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Zerzan" (Quotes, Future Primitive and Other Essays (1994))
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About John Zerzan
John Zerzan (born in Salem, 10th August 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author.
About John Zerzan
John Zerzan (born in Salem, 10th August 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author.
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