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The unabomber made some good points though. First quote is solid analysis of him
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
The unabomber made some good points though. First quote is solid analysis of him
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIndeed. I wish he found a productive way to get some real traction on his ideas. I think it has been long enough to say that the bombings were not productive.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoActually, his bombings got his manifesto published and the manifesto did get some traction in places.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI think you are confusing exposure with productivity.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoSince the manifesto advocated taking down industrial society and that hasn't been done, it's hard to judge the productivity of the thing while the outcome isn't known I guess.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoLike I said: >I think it has been long enough to say that the bombings were not productive. We can revisit this conversation in another 30 years if you wish.
- goatlover 2y ago[flagged]
- tern 2y agoHe's had a huge societal impact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrowth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrowth. The lack of apparent "productivity" is caused by forces beyond anyone's control (nature of market economies, etc.)
- toenail 2y agoOh wow, you're attributing this ideology to Ted? There is a long history.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism
- vouaobrasil 2y agoI will say that Ted's manifesto certainly inspired me to work on degrowth and alternative ways and I know quite a few others too.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoLike primarily HN, the only place I've ever heard people speak positively of it. Amazing how frequently this comes up here too, y'all have to be the guy's biggest remaining fanbase at this point.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoI have a feeling that most people who think positively about it also know that there's not much point by definition in talking about it in mainstream society since it is fundamentally incompatible with modern society itself.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoI'm seeing similar sentiments anywhere there's a significant American audience — e.g. reddit, bluesky.
- Starlevel004 2y agoThe manfiesto is a 1960s screed about SJWs. You might as well just read a Neo-Twitter thread and get the exact same experience.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoOnly part of it is about what Ted called 'leftists'. About 2/3rds of it has nothing to do with leftism.