Carolina QuotesIt is not possible to make a LASTING compromise between technology and freedom, because technology is by far the more powerful social force and continually encroaches on freedom through REPEATED compromises.
Ted Kaczynski Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Technology Is A More Powerful Social Force Than The Aspiration For Freedom", paragraph 125
- work
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- year
- 1995
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