if you study him you'll find he makes many references to Jacques Ellul's The Technological Society (La Technique). It's a very deep read. If you follow what he

if you study him you'll find he makes many references to Jacques Ellul's The Technological Society (La Technique). It's a very deep read. If you follow what he read it all makes a lot more sense. Ted radicalized himself in isolation as he tried to escape modern society, and was unable to get away (they built a highway through where he lived which he viewed as destruction of the habitat. he ended up having to avoid hikers and tourists). Another great book that also touch on that is James C Scott The Art of Not Being Governed[2] [1] https://archive.org/details/JacquesEllulTheTechnologicalSociety https://archive.org/details/JacquesEllulTheTechnologicalSoci... [2] https://libcom.org/files/Art.pdf https://libcom.org/files/Art.pdf