title: The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society & Its Future
author: "F.C."
description: The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen the situation. It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead to increased physical suffering even in "advanced" countries.
zlib_text: Editor's Note: This is the text of a 35,000-word manifesto as
  submitted to The Washington Post and the New York Times by the
  serial mail bomber called the Unabomber. The manifesto appeared
  in The Washington Post as an eight-page supplement that was not
  part of the news sections. This document contains corrections
  that appeared in the Friday, Sept. 22, 1995 editions of
  Washington Post. The text was sent in June, 1995 to The New
  York Times and The Washington Post by the person who calls
  himself “FC,” identified by the FBI as the Unabomber, whom
  authorities have implicated in three murders and 16 bombings.
  The author threatened to send a bomb to an unspecified
  destination “with intent to kill” unless one of the newspapers
  published this manuscript. The Attorney General and the
  Director of the FBI recommended publication.
  INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE
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  Introduction
  1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a
  disaster for the human race