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“The concept of “mental health” in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.”
― Industrial Society and Its Future
― Industrial Society and Its Future
“Modern man does not experience himself as a part of nature but as an outside force destined to dominate and conquer it. He even talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side.”
― Small Is Beautiful: The classic call for human-scale economics which is now more relevant than ever
― Small Is Beautiful: The classic call for human-scale economics which is now more relevant than ever
“Mental illness is primarily an unconscious escape from this design, a form of passive resistance.”
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“The most central and irrational faith among people is the faith in technology and economical growth. Its priests believe until their death that material prosperity bring enjoyment and happiness - even though all the proofs in history have shown that only lack and attempt cause a life worth living, that the material prosperity doesn't bring anything else than despair. These priests believe in technology still when they choke in their gas masks.”
― Can Life Prevail?
― Can Life Prevail?
“The irony is that the liberal individual was snuffed out neither by fascist Brownshirts nor by Stalinist guards. It was killed off when a new form of capital began to instruct youngsters to do that most liberal of things: be yourself! (and be successful at it!)”
― Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
― Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
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