I recommend reading this short essay to understand what self-propagating systems are: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ted-kaczynski-why-the-technologic

I recommend reading this short essay to understand what self-propagating systems are: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ted-kaczynski-why-the-technological-system-will-destroy-itself https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ted-kaczynski-why-th... Here is an expanded version of the same essay as well (part 5 is prescient): https://www.thetedkarchive.com/library/ted-kaczynski-why-the-technological-system-will-destroy-itself-2nd-edition https://www.thetedkarchive.com/library/ted-kaczynski-why-the... Also, a very lucid synthesis of TK's work is provided in Chad A. Haag's book: The Philosophy of Ted Kaczynski.