Carolina QuotesThere are many people today who see that modern society is heading toward disaster in one form or another, and who moreover recognize technology as the common thread linking the principal dangers that hang over us.
Ted Kaczynski Connected to the Carolinas
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- Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How (2015)
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- 2015
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