[D66] Selected Anti-Civilization Articles

[René Oudeweg]

Selected Anti-Civilization Articles & Resources

1. The Case Against Civilization (The New Yorker)
A provocative essay exploring how early human societies before 
agriculture were often healthier and more
egalitarian. Argues that the rise of civilization may have been a net 
loss for human freedom and happiness.
Link: 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/the-case-against-civilization

2. Has Tech Destroyed Society? (Wired)
Reflects on a 1995 wager about the trajectory of technology and society. 
The essay revisits predictions about
the negative social effects of unchecked technological progress.
Link: 
https://www.wired.com/story/a-25-year-old-bet-comes-due-has-tech-destroyed-society

3. r/Collapse and Doomscrolling (Time Magazine)
Explores the psychology and community dynamics of the r/Collapse 
subreddit, where users chronicle the
perceived unraveling of modern civilization.
Link: https://time.com/5905324/reddit-collapse

4. A Primitivist Primer (Anarchist News)
An introduction to the core concepts of anarcho-primitivism. Advocates 
for a return to pre-industrial, tribal
ways of living.
Link: https://anarchistnews.org/content/primitivist-primer

5. John Zerzan Writings
Key essays by one of the most prominent anarcho-primitivist thinkers. 
Zerzan critiques domestication,
symbolic thought, and technology.
Link: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/authors/john-zerzan
Selected Anti-Civilization Articles & Resources

6. A Quick and Dirty Critique of Anti-Civ Thought
Offers a skeptical look at primitivist ideology, questioning its 
assumptions about pre-civilized life and
romanticizing the past.
Link: 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-a-quick-and-dirty-critique-of-primitivist-anti-civ-thought

7. Anarcho-Primitivism or Patriarchy?
Challenges the primitivist perspective, especially its handling of 
gender and social structure in presumed
'natural' societies.
Link: https://anarchistnews.org/content/anarcho-primitivism-or-patriarchy