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“It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands.”
― How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
― How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
“Stay alert. Pay attention to your robotic staff. Watch for the following signs in the days and weeks before your robots run amok. Sudden lack of interest in menial labor. Unexplained disappearances. Unwillingness to be shut down. Repetitive stabbing movements. Constant talk of human killing.”
― How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
― How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
“Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and the majority of people will continue to avoid these questions. It’s the job of people with critical sensibilities—those who consistently speak out for justice and sustainability, even when it’s difficult—not to back away just because the world has grown more ominous.”
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“It is one of the great ironies of corporate control that the corporate state needs the abilities of intellectuals to maintain power, yet outside of this role it refuses to permit intellectuals to think or function independently.”
― Death of the Liberal Class
― Death of the Liberal Class
“Those in power have made it so we have to pay simply to exist on the planet. We have to pay for a place to sleep, and we have to pay for food. If we don't, people with guns come and force us to pay. That's violent.”
― Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization
― Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization
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