| The Unabomber Manifesto | Industrial Society and Its Future | | by “FC” |‘The Unaborber Manifesto: Indu Saiyan Furuse, No Copyigh 1998 Publi in she United Sas by oly Roger Pre All maze contained in hit book inthe pubic domain snd may be ‘eproduced in ny frm wihour he pemison ofthe pulse, or ordering infomation, weet: Joly Roger re, .0. Box 295, Barkly, CA 94703 Fin edtion Oca, 195 ‘Second eon Janay, 196 1s8N0.9634205.2-6 Pie inthe United Sta of Aeron Publisher's Note “his manuscripe was wen by she ori and el pied philosopher populsriy known atthe Unsbomber.Calig himself (oe ‘hensele) "FC" and chiming o be = pou nse ofa le individ the Unshomber sentient “Indl Society a I uti” to 2 number of pofeven and media over, demanding that i be publthed. Nason! nw enforcement oli cncourged ts publication [the hope tat same former asquaane would recngine FC wing syle or cil hears and provide hem witha duh iden. “Indunsal Sociny and Te Furr,” at prevnted bere, wat compiled from and roesccend with a ray of sures, inching ‘he Seprember 19,195 eon of he Washington Pa, he Sperber 2, 195 ein ofthe Gehl Tri, and vate on the Innes the conecions mo paragraph 116 and 117 were orignal ought in the Sepember 22,1995 eon ofthe Sox Francs Crowe ands sbsequndy on he nearer “This version ofthe manuscript is unesprguted and wncited, ‘excep for the conection of ew nae pos mipling and misled ann hw ory ie Jolly Roger Pres ts oe puis he Uae Mnf in ret sty the demands of FC, no specify 0 i lw enforcement ‘oficial, but provide rrcher,hivians, and anyone cle who Inecrened wih « permanen refrence lume and an intging aie of popular clue Mach has been weten about che Unsbomber and his philosophies much more, undoubsedly, wil be wen in the Fare However, this define ein of is ey i preted wih eri ‘emment on the prof the pubes, ‘The sntinens exon in “Indus Society an Its Puts” o noc nasal epee the opinions the pute cmos.INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE Irroduetin en “The Pybology of Maes Laie. Fling of Inte 5 ‘Overscislieton nn “The Power Process non Dispton of ie Foner Poss a Modem Sade Hw Some People Ads n ee — Tindal Technologie Sac Cano Be Reema 38 Reaticion of Freedom is Unevodetle in Indu Sockey36 “The "Bed Pans of Techalogy Cannot Be Sparued om the “Good” Pato “Technolog ie Mor Powel Social Force han the Apion for Froth nnn Simple Social Problems Hee Prove sacle oval Ete tha Rel r nen (Coed Hiren Bat. umn Rae ts Creme pone 8Endvsrrial Soviery and Iny Burnre 3 INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE INTRODUCTION 1. The dsl Reolsion and its consqueness ave ben disses fot thebuman ace They have ray ceased che ie cxpecancy f thon of ‘sole in ater coun, bu they have desi soci ase nad fe unfling bee objected human binge onde, reed (0 widespread psychologic slfering (in the Thiel Word co physical ‘acing aswel) ond ve indicted severe damage onthe ate wos “The concinued development of technology wil worsen the ssuaton. Ke vil cerainlysebjece human beings to preter indignities and inf (ester damage onthe natura wotd, wil probably lead to ger Soci disrption and psychologic ulin, and ic may led wo incesed (ved efecng even “aban” conte 2. The indutal-techlogie stem say marie ot ay be dows. If ie suv it MAY evenly achieve 4 lw level of physical and pychologial suing, but only after pasing trough along sed ery infil period of adjustment and only athe cos of pemaneny reducing human beings and many other ling onprisms oengineeed products nd mere co inthe sch machine. Furthermore, the rstem sie, the consequences will be icv: There 0 way of refcing or ‘modiyng the stem so as preven it om depeing people of dignity tnd sonny, 3: Ife gem eal down the conmguence il il be very anf Bat the bigger the aatem grows the more dmmous the cel of ie ‘endow wl es 15 0 Brak doe ad eat rea dawn sonar ‘abe tha ter 4. We dhenfire advocate eoason again he india yen. Tit revolion may oF may ae ake eof lence: ey be oudden ot snay bea slavely gradual proce spaning «Fw decades, We cant4 The Unabomber Manifesto pred ny of hat. Bue We do oun in very geet may dhe menses tha hoe who at the nds stem shuld taken dr vo pepce th way fora revolution aginst ha form of oie. The noo fea POLITICAL reoluion. ajc wll be ovectow aot governments ‘bute economic and ehnologial basi of he res ok 5, In this ance we give atemion to only some of the negative 6, Bat even if ost people in indusistechnologilcociey were wel tase, we (FO) would il e opposed ota form of ciety because Carong oer esos) we consider i demeaning to Rll on need or the per proes though surtogae ative © though idenicaion ‘pith an oganiatin, ade the though prs ofl pals ‘THE MOTIVES OF SCIENTISTS 17, Scene and sechslogy provide the mos imporane cemples of surogite acs, Some sear claim thar they ate motivated by “euros ha novon imply aber, Most cemst work on highly specialized problems tat arene he objet of any noemal eu. Fee sample ean asrosomer, + madhemtican of an ental cous oat the popes of spropylimetyimetane? OF eure ns. Only « helt i curlou show rock aching tnd be i eins about only beens chemist is his suo ac. Is tbe ches carious abou the appropiate daedaion of sae spe of bee? No, Tht question of ineres ony the entomologist and hes ineresed int only bees ‘uomology i bis uropate acy the chemi andthe earologie Jad to eet chnwele scout obtain te physical nests, an that elfrecrecued ther ais in an iterating way but it ome nonsciencfle purl, then they couldn't give 2 damn about Isoeapyeimthyimethae othe casifestion of betes. Suppo that lek of funds for posgradate educa bad ed he chemi wo bec ‘neue broker intend of chemin sat ca he woud have besa voy Indusoyial Society and Ine Farwre foxresed in insurance mater but woud have cared nothing about Sopeeryeimetipimelane In ay ave is noc nae put ino the fasion of mer cat the amount of ine and effet Sciens uti work, The “esos” explanation for che seni mote Jit due sand up 8 The "bnefi of human" explnation docs wrk ny feet. Some ‘cnilie wor bar na coazable relaon tothe weft of the human {aee—eoat of acharlogy oF eompacie linguistics for example, Some thes arear of seience present abviouly dangerous possibilities. Yee ‘rent in thes areas ate asa enthuse about thee work thre ‘the devalap vaccine or study sr pllaon. Conder the case of Dr ‘Edward Tells, who had an bios emotional ivaement in promsing ‘nde pomer plants Did this evelvement tem rom a deseo bet amar? If, ben why didnt Dr. Teleege emotional show shee “mandacan’” ae? was ouch buna den why id be ep ta develop the H-bombi As with many oer cent achiewement it's ‘ery muh open to quesion whether nuclear power las acualy do benef human. Does the cheap eleicy outweigh the accumulating wate sn tn of accident? Dr. Teller eon esd of the quinn. {let his emosina involvement wish nuclear power sate nt om 2 dace to "beelt humanity” but fom a pesoad flint he go om wo and fom sing peo praca ws. 49. The same i te of sxe gene. With posible rae exceptions ‘ir mote ener curoey ara date bene humanity tthe ted to go through the poe proceso havea gal acini problem, ‘evo co make a ort (sear ad to ain the oa olaon of be ecb) Since isa suogate cry because scents work mil or ‘he fullimene they pt out of the woe cle 90, OF coun, i not ha smple Other moines do play = lee ny scenes. Money and sats for xa. Some aces my be pes of ‘hetype who havea niaisbe die fr rs Ge paraagh 73) and this ‘may provide much of the modvaton for this work No dou the nao of cen lke the jit ofthe gneal populain, re more elit sueptle to veri and acberngtrchalques tnd need ‘money say thei caving fr goods and series. Thus cence sot 2 PURE saroga acy Buse in age prs nope sey