We discussed Transhumanism, the irony of using technology to spread the word about Primitivism, some of the contentions between the two world views, civilization & its discontents, the motivation and the viability of Primitivism.



After reading a vice article where John Zerzan discussed (amongst other things) transhumanism I sought his attemtion.

http://www.vice.com/read/john-zerzan-wants-us-to-give-up-all-of-our-technology

- Would humans be happier if we were to revert back to a primitivist state? - Disregard all technology and embrace our primitive roots? - Was art, advanced forms of language and tool making an original sin which led us out of Eden to a less desirable technological dystopia? - In a reversion to a 'neolithic paradise', how would we preserve the philosophies we value? Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, alienation, and population growth. Anarcho-primitivists advocate a return to non-"civilized" ways of life through deindustrialization, abolition of the division of labor or specialization, and abandonment of large-scale organization technologies. Many traditional anarchists reject the critique of civilization while some, such as Wolfi Landstreicher, endorse the critique but do not consider themselves anarcho-primitivists. Anarcho-primitivists are often distinguished by their focus on the praxis of achieving a feral state of being through "rewilding".

Notes

Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, alienation, and population growth. Anarcho-primitivists advocate a return to non-"civilized" ways of life through deindustrialization, abolition of the division of labor or specialization, and abandonment of large-scale organization technologies.







Many traditional anarchists reject the critique of civilization while some, such as Wolfi Landstreicher, endorse the critique but do not consider themselves anarcho-primitivists. Anarcho-primitivists are often distinguished by their focus on the praxis of achieving a feral state of being through "rewilding".

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