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Industrial Society and its Future

In Industrial Society and its Future, Theodore Kaczynski justifies his extreme acts of violence as the only means left to shock people in industrial nations into recognizing we are committing a form of mass suicide. Also known as the ôUnabomber Manifestoö, the work is highly critical of the inevitable deleterious impact of industrialization and capitalism on human beings. According to one journalist, ôIt is considered something of a declaration of war by a number of groups opposed to technology, globalization, and other prominent features of modern lifeö (Theodore, 2003, 1). After forcing publication of his Manifesto, Kaczynski who had once been thought an unintelligible madman suddenly appeared to be an intelligent, insightful individual to many who agreed with his arguments.

KaczynskiÆs main premise is that a sociocultural paradigm that is focused on technology and industry erodes culture and oppresses individual liberties. As Kaczynski (1995) maintains, the system such a paradigm creates ôdoes not and cannot exist to satisfy human needs. Instead, it is human behavior that has to be modified to fit the needs of the systemö (119). Kaczynski does not deny the advantages of technological and industrial progress on some aspects of human existence, such as improved health care and greater life spans. However, the costs of such advances are far outweighed by negative consequences of industrial progress which have ôdestabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering and have inflicted severe damage on the natural worldö (Kaczynski, 1995, 1).

While I do not agree with the extreme acts perpetrated by Kaczynski to gain awareness of his argument, I believe his argument by itself is credible and valid in many ways. Kaczynski bases a good deal of the support for his argument on the philosophies of men like Karl M

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