I've never seen another person mention this book! This book was one of the most philosophically thought provoking books I think I've ever read, and I read a fair amount of philosophy.
I disagree with the author's conclusion that violence is justified. I think we're just stuck, and the best thing to do is live our lives as best as possible. But much like Marxists are really good at identifying the problems of capitalism but not at proposing great solutions (given the realities of human nature), so is the author regarding the problems of technology.
Yeah, anti-technologism is so niche of an idea yet entirely true. So obvious that is hidden in plain sight, that it’s technology and not anything else that is the cause of so many problems of today. So inconvenient that it’s even unthinkable for many. After all, technology _is_ what if not convenience? Humanity lived just fine, even though sometimes with injustice and corruption, there was never a _need_ for it. It’s not the solution to those problems or any other problem. I also don’t agree that violence is justified by the justifications of the author, even though I think it’s justified by other things and under other conditions.
Why though? I can't see how modern technology's impact on human life has been a net positive. See the book Technological Slavery: https://ia800300.us.archive.org/21/items/tk-Technological-Sl...