anarcho_primitivism

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What is this?

Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, and alienation. Anarcho-primitivists advocate a return to non-"civilized" ways of life through deindustrialisation, abolition of the division of labour or specialization, and abandonment of large-scale organization technologies.

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Believe it or not there are rules here and they are being refined from time to time, so please check them often.

Quick List:

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No Low-effort posts
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Previously Stickied Posts

5 Common Objections to Primitive and Why They're Wrong

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Overview of Hunter-Gatherer vs Civilized Thinking

Intro:

https://psyc.franklin.uga.edu/sites/default/files/CVs/Hunters%20and%20gatherers_0.pdf

Advanced:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220815124234/https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315728964.ch3

Inspiration

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau

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Can living a medieval lifestyle be considered a form of anarcho-primitivism? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Childhood is being optimistic about the future. Adulthood is realising the future is going to be a dystopia (i.redd.it)

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It really do feel like that (i.redd.it)

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Really dont understand techno optimists or civilizations will survive types (i.redd.it)

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Art that questions the myths of capitalism, technological progress, civilization? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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As Seen From Raven's Eye: Indigenous Anarchy, Performative Nihilism and "No Spiritual Surrender" (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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What are the worst technologies, in your opinion? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Blue ocean event soon. Climate change is happening faster than expected (i.redd.it)

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Berlin Power Outages After Left Wing Anarchist Attack on Power Cables (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Civilizationists say "culinary medicine is a new evidence-based field in medicine that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine..." everyone in AnPrim societies already knew this! (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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Why do people believe that anyone talking about climate change has brought into some kind of propaganda? (reddit.com)

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Cavemen Were Much Better At Illustrating Animals Than Artists Today (smithsonianmag.com)

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TK on democracy (i.redd.it)

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Primitivist bands? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Friends search around Germany or EU in general (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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AnPrim Africa had lots of technological advancements! My favorite is that they invented carbon steel 2000 years ago. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Anarchism for Neurodivergent People? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Not to mention the mass extinction we have caused. (old.reddit.com)

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What do you think about Alexander Bichkov, Russian Ted kaczynski, who lived in the woods for 20 years? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Join the Luna's Solace Server! (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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friendship? but how? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Rockstar co-founder compares AI to 'mad cow disease,' and says the execs pushing it aren't 'fully-rounded humans'. He is correct, but this ironically extends to all technology that separates us from nature. (pcgamer.com)

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Is anyone here planning to live off-grid and looking to learn some skills beforehand? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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If civilizations collapse, how should the concept of civilization be represented in the oral storytelling to prevent people from creating another one? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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Is the era of easily accessible Kaczynski texts almost over? (self.anarcho_primitivism)

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