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For the first time in his life Gragg finally understood what a cathedral was – it was a psychological hack.
Humanity had always trafficked in oppression. Before the corporate marketing department got ahold of it, it was called conquest. Now it was regional development.
Anyone who has ever tried to share pizza with roommates knows that Communism cannot ever work.
In essence, computer systems needed to do only one of two things: make money or save money.
This was the very essence of capitalism: thriving on chaos.
Change was good. Painful, but good. It made you stronger. When you stopped changing, you started dying.
The society you’re defending is doomed.’ ‘It’s your society, too, Loki.’ ‘No. It’s my parents’ society, not mine. What does it offer my generation? A meaningless existence. Living long, boring lives, milked each day by salesmen. Livestock for a permanent ruling class.
‘The modern world is a highly efficient, precision machine. But that’s its flaw – one wrench in the works and it all grinds to a halt. So what does our generation get? A culture of lies to hide weakness. Decreasing freedom. All to conceal one simple fact: the assumptions upon which our civilization is based are no longer valid.
How can you expect to handle the future if you can’t even handle the present?