--- product_id: 405479389 title: "Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 Paperback – Enhanced, 16 Mar. 2022" brand: "theodore john kaczynski" price: "€ 38.77" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/405479389-technological-slavery-enhanced-edition-1-paperback-enhanced-16-mar-2022 store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 Paperback – Enhanced, 16 Mar. 2022 **Brand:** theodore john kaczynski **Price:** € 38.77 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 Paperback – Enhanced, 16 Mar. 2022 by theodore john kaczynski - **How much does it cost?** € 38.77 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/405479389-technological-slavery-enhanced-edition-1-paperback-enhanced-16-mar-2022) ## Best For - theodore john kaczynski enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted theodore john kaczynski brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #55,128 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #48 in Social Aspects of Technology #112 in History of Civilization & Culture #145 in Political Philosophy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,289) | | Dimensions | 6 x 1 x 9 inches | | Edition | Fourth edition | | ISBN-10 | 1944228039 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1944228033 | | Item Weight | 1.15 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 355 pages | | Publication date | July 18, 2022 | | Publisher | Fitch & Madison Publishers, LLC | ## Images ![Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 Paperback – Enhanced, 16 Mar. 2022 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zEBizXLiL.jpg) ![Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 Paperback – Enhanced, 16 Mar. 2022 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WAGFsCl1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Technological Slavery *by A***X on 20 July 2023* Technological Slavery is an amazing follow up to anyone who enjoyed “Industrial Society and Its Future” (ISAIF) or wanted more anti-tech ideas from someone as original and profound as Kaczynski is. In Technological Slavery, the author addresses questions left unanswered in ISAIF as well as laying down rules and principles regarding the nature of industrial society. He covers a vast array of topics including the reason for the pervasiveness of democracy, the motives of scientists, problems with reform and why it would fail, and what he calls “the systems’s neatest trick”As Kaczynski clearly lays out, the existence of democracy as a dominant political structure in the 20th and 21st century is no coincidence, but rather a result of processes of natural selection among competing social systems in an industrial environment. To any degree it was “chosen,” it was a choice carried out by the west to ensure the stability industrial society requires, as opposed to the volatile nature of undemocratic regimes which could lead to industrial and economic disruption or collapse. Furthermore democracy works to release tension and social instability by giving the illusion of choice, making people believe they are making great changes in society by participating when the truth is they make no important change, the only deliberate change is superficial; vanity. The real changes are determined by technical necessity beyond human control or foresight.In a world of cold reason and numbers, where the only messiah is a computer, the author does the unthinkable and criticises the scientific nobility. A fictitiously infallible class of society, the top strata in the modern caste of STEM-educated technophiles. This is a perfect follow-up to the author’s description of the “power process” as mentioned in “Industrial Society and Its Future”. This brave challenging of the unchallengeable is what made the author so renowned… amongst other things.His response to readers who believe in reform, including Dr Skrbina, is a frightening, cold shock. The hard hitting truth (consistent with all of Kaczynski’s work) is the argument that far simpler tasks than reform have proven impossible to solve, and it is futile to attempt to reform an innately broken system. This is perhaps one of his most uncomfortable views, and largely controversial especially in the anti tech community. Something as daunting as asserting the necessity of complete societal collapse is certainly something that raises heads, and not always in a positive way. However Kaczynski is already incredibly polarising and he needn’t worry about publicity nor opinion. He is left to speak only the truth.His essay, “The System’s Neatest Trick’” (now somewhat famous in many radical circles), explains that the system is not only built to survive small scale protests in the pursuit of “social justice,” but actual thrives on it: they work as a kind of stress-relief valve such that they reduce social tension while maintaining the values and structure of industrial society, allowing self proclaimed “revolutionary” or leftist types a way to vent frustration and hostility towards the system without the system suffering the consequences of such dissatisfaction. This ties in perfectly to the prior topic of reform and how the idea of reform is not only implausible, but also counterproductive, serving only to maintain the societal glue. It also matches the themes of the tendencies (including masochistic tendencies) of leftists and others with an impulse to rebel from Industrial society. The leftists being in a large part, the group with the most rebellious or hostile tendencies in regard to the political state of the system.Overall, this book is a perfect continuation of the topics mentioned in “Industrial Society and Its Future” serving to greatly expand on topics only mentioned briefly or that deserve further explanation. I highly recommend it to anyone that has read the manifesto “Industrial Society and Its Future” and is looking for a continuation of the themes and ideas covered in that piece. But even for those who haven’t read the manifesto, this book is surely worth a read, and it contains an updated version of the manifesto as one of the first sections. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readable and provocative *by A***H on 19 April 2022* This book does not suffer from the cheap paper and endless spelling errors that plague some of the books published by or about the Unabomber. In that respect, it's very good. The author does make some pertinent points about how technology makes modern life deeply unsatisfying for many people. Where he's weak is in providing any clear vision of what society would look like if his revolution was carried out. He was a mathematician and there is a lack of the human touch about his attitude. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best version *by D***N on 3 August 2024* This is by far the best version of "Industrial Society and it's future" that I have owned and I recommend it over the many poorly printed copies that are available. ## Frequently Bought Together - Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition: 1 - Industrial Society and Its Future: Unabomber Manifesto - Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/405479389-technological-slavery-enhanced-edition-1-paperback-enhanced-16-mar-2022](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/405479389-technological-slavery-enhanced-edition-1-paperback-enhanced-16-mar-2022) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*