Zeb Ferguson

Ted Kaczynski's critique of Conservatives: Progress is a lie. Civilization is not advancing into some magical utopia. Rather, all differences are being smoothed out and civilization leveled into an indistinguishable sameness — this is the function of technology. Ted writes: "the loss of traditional values and of local autonomy is an unavoidable result of technological progress." The error of Conservatives is to believe that moral "immorality" or "big government" are the fault. The reality is more so that: Our people have been fully subservient to the technological system for so many generations that it is now impossible for any of us to conceive of a world beyond absolute servitude to its expansion. The root of moral and political discussion is merely how to more optimally increase the efficiency of the system, never to go beyond it. The false binary of “liberal” vs “conservative”, of “red team vs blue team” is a necessary surrogate activity that convinces individuals that they personally have power. Give slaves the illusion of freedom and they will never rebel. Promise a future of infinite comforts and the concept of rebellion will be deleted forever. Quell any potential resistance before the idea can be generated. The people serve one god alone and its name is "Progress". It is a jealous god that seeks to absolve all unique expressions of identity, all elements of divinity in the world, so that it alone is worshiped. Jaques Ellul writes that "technology has become autonomous from the machine". It is the force of optimal efficiency in itself. We collectively experience the force as civilizational decline yet term the force as advancement. Individuals must be made to feel that they have authentic agency. However, they “can decide only in favor of the technique that gives the maximum efficiency. But this is not choice.” Ted asserts, therefore, that the system automates efficient expansion through the provision of various “surrogate activities” to complete. “These include scientific work, athletic achievement, humanitarian work, artistic and literary creation, climbing the corporate ladder, acquisition of money and material goods far beyond the point at which they cease to give any additional physical satisfaction, and social activism when it addresses issues that are not important for the activist personally, as in the case of white activists who work for the rights of nonwhite minorities.” Twitter Anons have a hyper fixation on the surrogate activity they self-identify as “retaking positions of power” through “meme warfare”. They post endlessly into the void with their collection of dolls (wojack images) about whatever trending topic is manufactured by the force of efficiency (ai algorithms). The Anon then confuses the quantity of imaginary numbers as assured victory. Subjects that had absolutely no meaningful value just the day before become the sole methodology to gain “power”. Political change comes exclusively from posts, NEVER in-person organization. In fact, any who do advocate for authentic organization are immediately labeled as “federal agents” and immediately deleted. The Anon scribes essay after essay about "the death of beauty", the degradation of his cultural values, the nostalgia for the 1900s, the erasure of his race. Notice how he resigns himself the exclusive activity of "noticing". It is "noticing" alone that is enough for a grand victory. It is verboten to actually do anything. Any action is terminated before it can be conceptualized. It is forbidden to move. We are paralyzed and we worship our self castration as ideal state of victory. Older generations are no different. The Anon prefers to blame the Boomer for all of his woes, but it is more likely his addiction to various surrogate activities that has crippled him from the ability to realize any positive future. The conservative Boomer is just as clueless to his participation in his own decline. “For example, those who have an unusually strong drive for social status may spend their whole lives climbing the status ladder without ever getting bored with that game.” The entire base identity of the conservative appears to be infiltration of institutions to advance to the top in the hierarchy. These hierarchies are not legitimate expressions of traditional, Aryan identity, but rather uniquely crafted illusions to suit every man so that he complies with his own slavery. Boomers have trapped themselves into a structure that has optimized the destruction of both themselves personally and their generations in perpetuity. Saturn eats his children. A mother sacrifices her child to Baal/Moluch. Modern man is completely incredulous to his own ritualized worship of his god. He has absolutely no knowledge of his subservience. The worship is carried out with efficient perfection. It cannot even be said to be an unconscious ritual. The concept is lived perfectly but is nonexistent within the framework of his reality.