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The Unabomber Manifesto
- Brilliant Madman's Essay on Technology, Society, and the Future of Humanity
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
On September 19th, 1995, the New York Times printed an essay by a known terrorist in a desperate attempt to stop his string of civilian bombings.
The newspaper’s editors dismissed “The Unabomber” as a lunatic, but his essay soon began to capture the attention of the world’s wisest political minds. As The Atlantic wrote: “[The essay] was greeted...by many thoughtful people as a work of genius.”
"Reprehensible for murdering and maiming people...but precisely correct in many of his ideas.” (Keith Albow, author and psychiatrist)
“If it is the work of a madman, then the writings of many political philosophers - Jean Jacques Rousseau, Tom Paine, Karl Marx - are scarcely more sane." (James Q. Wilson, professor of political science, UCLA)
“[He] was right about one thing: technology has its own agenda.” (Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of WIRED)
As the decades have passed since the essay was published, the truth behind the author’s warnings have become harder to ignore.
Predicting society’s present addiction to technology, our challenges with data privacy, and the dramatic increase in drug overdoses and depression that have accompanied a technology-induced lack of purpose, The Unabomber’s vision of the future has become our reality.
Of course, his means were disgusting and condemnable. But his message is more important than ever.
If we want to thrive in an age where automation and artificial intelligence and rapidly making humans obsolete, it is our responsibility to understand and prepare for the technological machine we are up against.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-07-2023
brilliant insightful and accurate
A cautionary tale on modern societies issues
A must read - you feel like your getting a fascinating education in listening to this -
Very well spoken narrator too
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- Valentin
- 16-11-2021
Good insight
You know you're getting old when you realize that Ted Kaczynski was right; although the place it came from is despicable and awfully polarized, he makes several solid points on many topics.
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- Tiffany
- 29-04-2021
Excellent
Thank you for this! A fantastic audio book on a great story. Very easily enjoyed!
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-06-2022
Eye-opening and perfectly self-aware.
Narrator is well voiced and has a good knack for emphasis on the right points.
The content is eerily truthful, almost completely correct, and increasingly important to understand as we move on in society today.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-07-2022
Everyone should read this!
I think this is a book that should be read by everyone to at least challenge their perspective and make them ask questions. The narrator's "S" whistle is a little annoying. But otherwise an amazing read!
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