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DELEUZE&GUATTARI &TECHNO-NOMADS

By Ashley Benigno

"Names can name no lasting name"

T!ese a#s t!e names o$ Gilles Dele%e an 'eli( G%atta)i a)e o$ten $o%n inte)secting ac)oss t!e

*o)l *ie *e+, o) else oing % in acaemic .o%)nals, o) e/en on t!e lis o$ +)ig!t, #o%ng

igital t!ings li/ing in a 0i)e 0o)l1 T)i+%tes to t!ese t0o ')enc! !iloso!e)s a)e scatte)e

t!)o%g!o%t acaemia1 S!e))# T%)2le o$ t!e MIT, in !e) +oo2 on ientit# in t!e age o$ t!e Net,

0)ites3

"T!%s, mo)e t!an t0ent# #ea)s a$te) meeting t!e ieas o$ Lacan, 'o%ca%lt, Dele%e, an G%atta)i, I

am meeting t!em again in m# ne0 li$e on t!e sc)een1 4%t t!is time, t!e Gallic a+st)actions a)e mo)e

conc)ete1 In m# com%te)-meiate 0o)ls, t!e sel$ is m%ltile, $l%i, an constit%te in inte)action

0it! mac!ine connections5 it is mae an t)ans$o)me +# lang%age5 se(%al cong)ess is an e(c!ange

o$ signi$ie)s5 an %ne)staning $ollo0s $)om na/igation an tin2e)ing )at!e) t!an anal#sis"6

*!ile on t!e ot!e) sie o$ t!e Atlantic, +ac2 in t!at st)etc! o$ lan 2no0n as E%)oe, t!e

e(citement, t!e 7%asi-m#stical $eel t!at t)ansi)es $)om T%)2le8s esc)ition o$ a Ne0 *o)l9s:, is

escalate $%)t!e) still +# acaemics s%c! as ')anco 4e)a)i "4i$o", an a+st)acte into a ensel#

oetical an )e$e)ential lang%age1 His +oo2 "M%tation an c#+e)%n2" oens t!%s3

"Na/igating +# association t!)o%g! a /ast ese)t;ocean t!ic2 in signs t!at a)e mo+ile an e/asi/e3

0ane)ing an nostalgia, )asta$a)i an +a)o7%e, He)mes T)ismegist%s an G%atama Si!a)ta, c#+e)

an %n21 I amit to !a/ing c!ec2e a $e0 mas1 T!e a%t!o)s o$ R!iome $o) !a/ing $%)nis!e me

0it! a !iloso!ical met!o1 *illiam 4%))o%g!s $o) $oc%sing on t!e s!i$ting )ocesses o$

ne%)oc!emical m%tation1

isco/e)ies1 *illiam Gi+son $o) !a/ing s%ggeste t!e contamination +et0een ne%)omancing an

igital tec!nolog#1

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o%tsie o$ t!e state aa)at%s, caa+le o$ gliing t!)o%g! smoot!, ete))ito)ialie lanscaes in !it

an )%n oe)ations, %sing )!iomes to eto%) o+stacles1 It +ecomes aa)ent e/en $)om t!is +)ie$

esc)ition !o0 t!e )!iome, +# +)anc!ing o%t in all i)ections, can +e also %se as a meta!o) to

esc)i+e 0!at is commonl# 2no0n as t!e *o)l *ie *e+1 '%)t!e)mo)e, $o) t!ose in/ol/e in

e/eloing t!e Inte)net as a tool o$ olitical an c%lt%)al )esistance, caa+le o$ +)ea2ing o0n

national +o)e)s an allo0ing in$o)mation to $lo0 $)eel# ac)oss t!e glo+e, t!e image)# in%ce +#

Dele%e an G%atta)i t!)o%g! t!ei) !e)metic )ose can +ecome /e)# )omantic1 Tal2 o$ image)# an)ose ma# seem some0!at o%t o$ lace in isc%ssing t!e !iloso!ical m%sings o$ t0o c%lt%)al

t!eo)ists, +%t 0o)t!# o$ consie)ation ne/e)t!eless1 A st)ange o%+t insin%ates itsel$ in o%) t!o%g!t

)ocesses, mo)e o$ an int%ition nea)l#, 0!ic! leas %s to as23 co%l it +e t!at t!is $ascination $o)

Dele%e an G%atta)i is also %e to t!e !e)meticall# oetical nat%)e o$ t!ei) 0)itten 0o)2 A )anom

7%ote $)om "T)eatise on Nomaolog#3 T!e *a) Mac!ine" 9C!ate) II o$ "A T!o%san

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G%atta)i !a calle $o)1 T!e %)+an g%e))illas, so nomaic in t!ei) st#le o$ 0aging 0a)$a)e, 0!e)e

s!ooting at t!e state an at eac! ot!e), %ntil t!ings got so m%)2# an #et so )igi - not co%nting t!e

ea - t!at t!e 0!ole e(e)ience 0as ecla)e a $ail%)e +# its main )otagonists1 In @B=, t!e

magaine "')igiai)e"@%+lis!es a ossie) 0!ic! ca))ies a se)ies o$ statements an a)ticles

comile, mainl# in to-sec%)it# )isons, +# man# o$ t!e leaing $ig%)es o$ t!e a)me st)%ggle,

sta)ting $)om Ton# Neg)i1 T!e ossie), entitle "A sel$-c)iticism o$ g%e))illa 0a)$a)e", ma)2s t!e en

o$ an e)a

1 In t!e int)o%ction to t!e ossie), t!e eito) o$ "')igiai)e" inceno Sa)agna 0)ote3

"It 0as a ce)tain 8 )eaing8 o$ )ealit#, a ce)tain 0a# o$ intening t!e $%nction o$ t!e 8)e/ol%tiona)#

/ang%a)s" in t!ei) clas! 0it! t!e social conition, 0!ic! le a section, +e it a mino)it#, o$ t!e

social-olitical-c%lt%)al oosition to t!e ominant s#stem to em+)ace g%ns an s!oot1 T!e

isco%)se - +eca%se it is 8ieological8 - +ecame a t!ing, a )actical +e!a/io%)" 1

Not t!at 0e a)e intening t!at Dele%e an G%atta)i a)e )esonsi+le $o) t!e #ea)s o$ te))o) an

co%nte)-te))o) 0!ic! not onl# Ital#, +%t man# co%nt)ies 0o)l-0ie, li/e t!)o%g! in t!at e)io1 'a)

$)om it1 T!e# 0e)e e/en mo)e o$ a mino)it# t!an t!ose Sa)agna )e$e)s to a+o/e1 *!at 0e a)e

sa#ing is siml# t!at t!ings o not !aen in isolation, an t!at t!e 0)itings o$ Dele%e an

G%atta)i, in a !isto)ical sense, also )o/ie a t!eo)etical $)ame0o)2 $o) a +ette) %ne)staning o$)actical e/ents t!at s!oo2 )ecent E%)oean !isto)#1 *!at 0e a)e oing is siml# ointing o%t t!at

t!e *a) Mac!ine an t!e A)me St)%ggle a)e close co%sins1 An t!at t!e latte) mae man#, man#

mista2es1

No) 0as e/e)#t!ing +lea2 %)ing t!ose #ea)s1 eeing o%) $oc%s on Ital# 0e $in t!at comm%nit#

)aio also $lo%)is!e %)ing t!is e)io, t!%s anticiating man# o$ t!e iss%es an conce)ns t!at

0o%l late) )es%)$ace on t!e Net in t!e +%iling o$ a /i)t%al comm%nit#1 T!e ')ee Raio mo/ement

0as $inance +# t!e /ol%nta)# s%+sc)itions o$ its listene)s an s)ea to all t!e main cities in Ital#1

O$ t!ese, t!e most 9in:$amo%s 0as Raio Alice in 4ologna1 Inte)estingl#, Gilles Dele%e !imsel$, in

an inte)/ie0, sai !e 0as inte)este in 0!at Raio Alice 0e)e oing +eca%se !e sa0 "t!ei)

insi)ation 0as at once Sit%ationist an 8Dele%og%atta)ian", i$ one can sa# t!at" 61 'o) its a)t,Raio "Alice !isses, #ells, contemlates, inte))%ts !e)sel$, %lls" =, 0it! a clea) 2no0lege o$ its

a)entage, t!at a#s t)i+%te to t!e sit%ationists, +%t also to s%))ealism an aa an an enti)e

t)aition o$ anti-0o)2 et!ics, )e-la%nc!ing ol e)secti/es 0it! ne0 st)engt!, as 0!en t!e

collecti/e +e!in t!e )aio station sa#3

"T!e +o#, se(%alit#, t!e esi)e to slee in t!e mo)ning, t!e li+e)ation $)om 0o)2, t!e c!ance to +e

o/e)0!elme, to ma2e onesel$ %n)o%cti/e an oen to tactile, e-coi$ie comm%nication3 all t!is

!as +een !ien, s%+me)ge, enie $o) cent%)iesJT!e +lac2mail o$ o/e)t#, t!e isciline o$

0o)2, !ie)a)c!ical o)e), sac)i$ice, $at!e)lan, $amil#, gene)al inte)ests, socialist +lac2mail,

a)ticiation3 all sti$ling t!e /oice o$ t!e +o#1 All o%) time, $o)e/e) an e/e), e/ote to 0o)21Eig!t !o%)s o$ 0o)2, t0o !o%)s o$ t)a/el, an, a$te)0a)s, )est, tele/ision, an inne) 0it! t!e

$amil#">1

4%t mo)e o$ t!at late)1 'o) t!e time +eing, 0e )et%)n to t!e en o$ t!e a)me st)%ggle in Ital#, an t!e

comments o$ a g)o% o$ olitical )isone)s in t!e 0omen8s )ison o$ Re+i++ia, in Rome,

commenting on t!ei) e(e)ience as solie)s o$ t!e 0a) mac!ine, +ac2 in No/em+e) @B63

"T!e a)me st)%ggle 0as not a+le to g)as t!e comle(it# o$ t!e $o)ms o$ antagonistic e()ession

@ One o$ Ital#8s main co%nte)-c%lt%)e magaine in t!e Bs

C%))entl# $o%n on-line at3 !tt3;;ll>1%ni/1t)ieste1it;t)eici;$)igiai)e;inice1!tm

Ibid'6 'eli( G%atta)i hy Italy at3 !tt3;;0001geocities1com;SoHo;==;>;g%atta)i1!tml= Colletti/o A;t)a/e)so Raio Alice ')ee Raio at3 !tt3;;0001geocities1com;SoHo;==;>;alice1!tml

> Ibid'

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%e to its monolit!ic an necessa)il# selecti/e c!a)acte)1 It 0as not a+le to const)%ct social )o.ects

caa+le o$ mo/ing into t!e )esent t!e 7%alit# o$ t!e t)ans$o)mations in li/ing conitions an

)elations1 It i not e$late o0e), it st)engt!ene it1 In t!is sense it concl%e in olitics, acting no

i$$e)entl# in t!e en $)om instit%tional a)ties3 small societies calling t!emsel/es states, 0!ic! a)e

no0 s%$$e)ing $)om t!e olitical c)isis1 T!is is t!e oint, t!e c)%(, t!e 7%estion t!at nees to +e

o/e)come1 4%t, to t!e c)itical conscience o$ t!e ast 0e nee to a t!e 2no0lege t!at t!e social

)amas o$ a ecae ago !a/e 0o)sene1 Toa#, t!e ga +et0een !a/ing an not !a/ing, +et0eensocial e(cl%sion an e)sonalities, +et0een t!e cont)olle)s an t!e cont)olle is +ecoming )aicall#

0ie)"?1

To o/e)come t!e a)me st)%ggle, t!e# s%ggeste a c%lt%)al )e/ol%tion an t!e $ollo0ing g%ielines3

"Resect i$$e)ences, ac2no0lege m%ltilicit#, !ig!lig!t t!e e()ession o$ eac! e(e)ience,

e(e)iment, meet, eseciall# meet, see2ing )eci)ocit#3 t!is is an et!ic o$ t)ans$o)mation" 1

Nea)l# t0ent# #ea)s on, t!ese )e$lections $o)m /e)# m%c! t!e +ac2+one o$ t!e antagonistic

e(e)ience in Ital#, 0it! its CSOAs, a%tonomo%s social cent)es in )eclaime +%ilings an in%st)ial

installations, an its acti/ities against t!e inc)easing )ise o$ )acism in t!e co%nt)# an in s%o)t o$immig)ant )ig!ts1 An it is !e)e t!at most o$ Ital#8s olitical t!eo)# comes $)om, in t!e $o)m o$

tactical meia 0e+ sitesBan $)om t!e olitical !i-!o c)e0s1 G)o%s s%c! as Assalti ')ontali@

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t!e Ol *o)l, +e$o)e o%) e#es t!e Ne0 *o)l"6=1

*!ic! +)ings %s on to t!e 7%estion o$ tec!no-nomas, an 0!o an 0!at t!e# )eall# a)e1 L%t!e)

4lisset ce)tainl# so%ns li2e one, +%t $i)st o$ all, +e$o)e see2ing to $in o%t 0!at t!e tec!nological

/a)ia+le act%all# entails, 0e s!o%l loo2 at 0!at a noma is an 0!at !e oes1

4)%ce C!at0in, in a small essa# entitle "Nomaic in/asions", e$ines a noma in t!e $ollo0ing$as!ion3

"T!e 0o) noma e)i/es $)om t!e G)ee2 nomos - a ast%)e1 A noma )oe) is a mo+ile

asto)alist, t!e o0ne) an +)eee) o$ omesticate animals1 To call a 0ane)ing !%nte) 8nomaic8 is

to mis%ne)stan t!e meaning o$ t!e 0o)J Nomaism is +o)n o$ 0il e(anses, g)o%n too

+a))en $o) t!e $a)me) to c%lti/ate economicall# - sa/anna!, stee, ese)t an t%n)a, all o$ 0!ic!

s%o)t an animal o%lation )o/iing t!at it mo/es1 'o) t!e noma mo/ement is mo)alit#1

*it!o%t mo/ement, !is animals 0o%l ieJ Nomas ne/e) )oam aimlessl# $)om lace to laceJ

A noma8s te))ito)# is t!e at! lin2ing !is seasonal ast%)esJI)anian nomas call t!e at! Il-Ra!,

T!e *a#J He)smen claim to o0n t!ei) 80a#s8 as t!ei) inaliena+le )oe)t#5 +%t in )actice all t!e#

as2 is t!e )ig!t o$ assage t!)o%g! a gi/en st)etc! o$ te))ito)# at a $i(e time o$ t!e #ea)1 T!e lan!ols no inte)est $o) t!em once t!e# !a/e mo/e on1 T!%s $o) a noma, olitical $)ontie)s a)e a $o)m

o$ insanit#, +ase as t!e# a)e on t!e agg)egation o$ $a)mlans"6>1

Acco)ing to t!e a+o/e t!en, +)eeing animals an mo/ing $)om $i(e ast%)e to ast%)e eac! #ea)

is t!e %ne)l#ing )incile o$ nomaism, 0!ic! seems to +e lig!t #ea)s a0a# $)om t!e s%+.ect o$

nomaolog#, as e()esse +# Dele%e an G%atta)i1 To +e $ai), t!e 0a) mac!ine, as esc)i+e +# t!e

t0o ')enc!men, 0as also a )ominent $eat%)e o$ t!e nomaic li$est#le1 In C!at0in8s 0o)s "*a)$a)e

- o), at least, /iolent cometition - is enemic to nomaism" 6?1 An 0!ile "t!e insta+ilit# in t!ei)

noma societ# lac2s t!e co!esion neee $o) con7%est on a mass scale" 6, it also meant t!at t!e3

"nomaic ins%)gent !as tactical mo+ilit# an is an e(e)t in g%e))illa 0a)$a)e, t!e a)t o$ 8attac2 an0it!)a0al8 0!ic!, acco)ing to I+n !al%n, 0as t!e )actice o$ t!e 4eo%in nations1 8Rais a)e

o%) ag)ic%lt%)e8, goes a 4eo%in )o/e)+"61

T!e oint !e)e is 0!at o t)aitional nomas s!a)e 0it! neo-nomas at t!e close o$ t!e t0entiet!

cent%)# I$ 0e loo2 at t!e c%))ent state o$ a$$ai)s $o) t!e last )emaining nomaic t)i+es t!e ict%)e is

$a) )emo/e $)om t!e glo)# an t!e te))o) o$ t!e Mongols an g)im inee1

"Toa#8s nomas, 0!et!e) t!e# +e K%as!gais in I)an o) Masai in en#a, a)e $acing t!ei) %ltimate

c)isis at t!e !ans o$ settle aminist)ations1 T!ei) 0a# o$ li$e is consie)e an anac!)onism in a

moe)n state1 Nomas a)e )esent$%l o$, an )esistant to c!ange1 T!e 8)o+lem o$ t!e t)i+es8 is asm%c! an iss%e to man# a moe)n go/e)nment as it 0as to t!e )%le)s o$ an ancient nea)-easte)n cit#-

state1 'o) li$e in t!e +lac2 tents !as not signi$icantl# c!ange since A+)a!am, t!e 4eo%in s!ei2!,

mo/e !is $loc2 on !is 8.o%)ne#s $)om t!e so%t! e/en %nto 4et!el, 0!e)e !is tent !a +een at t!e

+eginning8 Genesis =3="6B1

It +ecomes aa)ent $)om t!ese esc)itions t!at "ol" an "ne0" nomas in )ealit# s!a)e little in

common, asie $)om intening mo/ement as li$e an consie)ing olitical +o)e)s as an

in$)ingement o$ t!e )ig!t to )oam1 'o) ot!e) asects t!e# a)e 0o)ls aa)t1 *!en C!at0in sa#s t!at

6= L1 4lisset net'generation (anifesto delle nuo*e libert+) Monao)i @@, 1

6> 41 C!at0in hat a I doing here

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nomas a)e ")esent$%l o$, an )esistant to c!ange", 0!at s!o%l 0e t!in2 o$ L%t!e) 4lisset an t!e

)est o$ t!e tec!no-nomas 0it! t!ei) a/ocac# o$ e(t)eme c!ange

S!o%l 0e consie) tec!no-nomas siml# as gee2s 0it! a /i)t%al itc! $o) t)a/el O) s!o%l 0e ta2e

t!em as +eing t!at small elite o$ ige)ati 0it! t!ei) $)e7%ent-$l#e) oints, lato com%te)s an

satellite !ones 0o)2ing t!ei) 0a# )o%n t!e noal oints o$ t!e glo+al /illage

Ma#+e, as in t!e case o$ c#+e)-se(, 0e s!o%l loo2 at t!ese e()ession on t!e Net as +eing simle

)e$lections o$ 0ie) mo/ements an #ea)nings t!at !a/e )%n t!)o%g! t!is cent%)#1 T!e Net is

not!ing +%t a tool t!at c)eates an aitional en/i)onment in 0!ic! it is ossi+le to comm%nicate an

e(e)iment1 Sall# Tisale, in a +oo2 s%+title "an intimate !iloso!# o$ se(", 0)ites3

"An still I on8t 2no0 0!at a 0oman is, o) a man1 Gene) is genitals, !o)mones, o) c!)omosomes5

att)action an esi)e isn8t +ase siml# on t!e s!ae o$ t!ings1 I $in m#sel$ t!in2ing again an

again t!at I can8t e/en 2no0 0!at se( is, let alone 0!at it means to me, %ntil I 2no0 0!at I am,

0!at a 0oman is, 0!at t!at means1 4%t I can8t 2no0, an I t!in2 t!at8s .%st one o$ t!e little lies I tell

m#sel$ a+o%t se(1 In a /ital 0a# gene) !as not!ing to o 0it! se( an se( !as not!ing to o 0it!

gene)1 Se( is $a), $a) mo)e t!an t!e $itting o$ genitals an !o)mones toget!e), an gene) is 0!at itis 0it!o%t se( at all1 Ientit# isn8t a $i(e t!ing1 I$ 0e can call into 7%estion all t!e $o)ms an signs

o$ gene), t!en e)!as t!e)e is no s%c! t!ing as gene)1 Gene) is all ill%sion1 *e c)eate t!is gestalt

t!at ma2es gene) ossi+le5 0e ma2e eac! ot!e) men an 0omen"6@1

T!is 7%estion o$ ientit#, $o) e(amle, is a common t!eme o$ o%) times, an t!e Net, t!)o%g! its

c!at )ooms an MOOs, can )o/ie an e(cellent t)aining g)o%n in 0!ic! to la# a)o%n 0it! o%)

o%+ts, $ea)s an esi)es1 On-line gene) an ientit# can +e la#e 0it!, t)ic2e1 T!e same alies

to nomaism3 t!e Net can allo0 %s to t)a/el to istant lans an sea2 0it! $a)-a0a# eole1 4%t

t!)o%g! t!e meiation o$ a sc)een, an t!is is its limit1 Nomaism, $o) its a)t, st)etc!es m%c!

$%)t!e)1 Its nat%)e ictates t!at it cannot +e enclose1 4)%ce C!at0in !imsel$ is a e)$ect e(amle o$

t!is3 a sel$-ecla)e neo-noma 0it! a $ascination $o) t!e 0one)$%l an t!e st)ange1 O) else Nic2Danige), a so)t o$ geog)a!ical !ac2e) 0!o manage to c)oss all t!e close +o)e)s +et0een I)an

an C!ina +ac2 in t!e Eig!ties=1

T!e notion o$ nomaism, 0ane)ing, getting lost is also a common t!eme among t!e E%)oean

a/ant-ga)e1 Dele%e an G%atta)i, in $act, siml# ai t!ei) cont)i+%tion to a !iloso!# t!at 0as

also e()esse, al+eit in i$$e)ent manne)s, +# t!e sit%ationists, t!e s%))ealists an +# aa1 T!e

sit%ationists, 0!om 0e consie) to +e $a) s%e)io) in imact to Dele%e an G%atta)i, )omote

among t!ei) main concets t!e t!eo)# o$ t!e )i/e3

"Among t!e /a)io%s sit%ationist met!os is t!e )i/e 9lite)all#3 8)i$ting8:, a tec!ni7%e o$ t)ansientassage t!)o%g! /a)ie am+iances1 T!e )i/e entails la#$%l-const)%cti/e +e!a/io%) an a0a)eness

o$ s#c!ogeog)a!ical e$$ects5 0!ic! comletel# isting%is!es it $)om t!e classic notions o$ t!e

.o%)ne# o) t!e st)oll1 In a )i/e one o) mo)e e)sons %)ing a ce)tain e)io )o t!ei) %s%al

moti/es $o) mo/ement an action, t!ei) )elations, t!ei) 0o)2 an leis%)e acti/ities, an let

t!emsel/es +e )a0n +# t!e att)actions o$ t!e te))ain an t!e enco%nte)s t!e# $in t!e)e1 T!e

element o$ c!ance is less ete)minant t!an one mig!t t!in23 $)om t!e )i/e oint o$ /ie0 cities

!a/e a s#c!ogeog)a!ical )elie$, 0it! constant c%))ents, $i(e oints an /o)te(es 0!ic! st)ongl#

isco%)age ent)# o) e(it $)om ce)tain ones"=1

T!e s%))ealists also !a t!ei) o0n tec!ni7%es3

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c)itical t!o%g!t, as o+eience 0ill s%$$ice1 In t!is 0a# esi)e, mae inacti/e i$ not imossi+le, leas

to /ol%nta)# sla/e)#1 In t!e same 0a#, it 0ill gi/e man# t!e satis$action o$ $eeling t!e animal !eat

gene)ate +# t!e ac2 $a) $)om t!e ancient memo)# o$ a col 0in t!at comes $)om t!e ea2s 0!e)e

one 0al2s aloneJol%nta)# sla/e)# seems 0o)t!# o$ cele+)ation to t!ose so%ls )ic! o$ t!e sala)# o$

gi/ing % t!ei) ini/i%alit# an o$ t!e gains o$ omesticit#3 in t!is 0a# t!e# a)e s%)e t!e# a)e li2e

e/e)#+o# else, in t!e )ace to0a) t!e a+#ss, +%t in t!e mile o$ t!e !e)1 4e#on t!e ma)2e-o%t

at!s an t!e mental moto)0a#s, li+e)ta)ian $)eeom gi/es ca%se $o) 0o))#1 It means st)%ggles, $ea),%nce)taint#, i$$ic%lties, an immense solit%eJ C!oice c)eates anic, $)eeom o$$e)e in its

m%ltilicit# gi/es )ise to e(istential con$%sion1 Ha/ing to set o$$ on a )oa t!at nees in/enting

)ea0a2ens ancient te))o)s, $antasies o$ imotence an $ea)s $%elle +# t!e )is2 o$ $ail%)e" =>1

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an G%atta)i, 0!o 0e no0 )ealise a)e siml# a moment in a 0ie) !isto)# o$ a mo/ement t!at see2s

to go +e#on t!e nation-state, t!e 0o)l o$ )o%ction an cons%mtion, to0a)s a 0o)l o$ sel$-

)ealisation an c)eation1 So m%c! !%man otential )emains +%)ie %ne) t!e economic sla/e)# o$

0o)2, t!e st)aig!t.ac2ets o$ se(%al an et!nic ientit#, t!e imosition o$ +o)e)s t!at cannot +e

c)osse +# t!e ma.o)it# o$ t!e 0o)l8s o%lation, 0!ile goos an caitals can t)a/el $)eel#1

Against t!e g)e#ness ce)tain ini/i%als !a/e al0a#s so2en o%t in $a/o%) o$ la# an against t!et#)ann# o$ 0o)21 ')om t!e s%))ealists to t!e collecti/e +e!in Raio Alice1 Not!ing ne0 at t!e en

o$ t!e a#1 Last cent%)# Nietsc!e commente t!%s on t!e nat%)e o$ 0o)23

"In t!e glo)i$ication o$ 80o)28, in t!e %n0ea)ie tal2 o$ t!e 8+lessing o$ 0o)28, I see t!e same co/e)t

ieas as in t!e )aise o$ %se$%l ime)sonal actions5 t!at o$ t!e $ea) o$ e/e)#t!ing ini/i%al1

'%namentall#, one no0 $eels at t!e sig!t o$ 0o)2 - one al0a#s means +# 0o)2 t!at !a)

in%st)io%sness $)om ea)l# till late - t!at s%c! 0o)2 is t!e +est oliceman, t!at it 2ees e/e)#one in

+o%ns an can mig!til# !ine) t!e e/eloment o$ )eason, co/eto%sness, esi)e $o) ineenence1

'o) it %ses % an e(t)ao)ina)# amo%nt o$ ne)/o%s ene)g#, 0!ic! is t!%s enie to )e$lection,

+)ooing, )eaming, 0o))#ing, lo/ing, !ating5 it sets a small goal al0a#s in sig!t an g%a)antees

eas# an )eg%la) satis$actions1 T!%s a societ# in 0!ic! t!e)e is contin%al !a) 0o)2 0ill !a/e mo)esec%)it#3 an sec%)it# is no0 0o)s!ie as t!e s%)eme i/init#1 - An no0P Ho))o)P

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