Yuppies with Spears
November 21, 2007 9:47 AM Subscribe
We've done anarchoprimitivism before (1, 2) with mixed results.
Some people have a different take. For my part, I don't think Daniel Quinn ever intended to inspire anything involving Segways.
Some people have a different take. For my part, I don't think Daniel Quinn ever intended to inspire anything involving Segways.
Article from “Dot Bit” Magazine, originally titled “Beating around the Blackbush,” by Gerald Edmonson, in April 2007.
Mr. Edmonson, kudos. This is a fantasy that even our sainted robocop would be proud to call his own.
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posted by suckerpunch at 10:08 AM on November 21, 2007
Mr. Edmonson, kudos. This is a fantasy that even our sainted robocop would be proud to call his own.
Mods, can we get a PDF warning in the post?
posted by suckerpunch at 10:08 AM on November 21, 2007
Spoiler: the kids get saved in the end by a warship that sails close by.
posted by not_on_display at 10:12 AM on November 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by not_on_display at 10:12 AM on November 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
Okay, yeah, this isn't real, but I really wanted to get my quip out.
posted by Kattullus at 10:14 AM on November 21, 2007
posted by Kattullus at 10:14 AM on November 21, 2007
From the GPS set into the handlebars of his electric scooter, Mike led us down winding dirt paths...
*facepalm*
posted by everichon at 10:14 AM on November 21, 2007
*facepalm*
posted by everichon at 10:14 AM on November 21, 2007
Looks like Stephen Glass has a new job. Well, actually it's just good satire.
Mods, can we get a PDF warning in the post?
The link doesn't go directly to the PDFs.
posted by delmoi at 10:15 AM on November 21, 2007
Mods, can we get a PDF warning in the post?
The link doesn't go directly to the PDFs.
posted by delmoi at 10:15 AM on November 21, 2007
Well, I'm silly. I swallowed the bit about how it was written in some Seattle 'zine. I hereby repurpose my kudos in the general direction of the Tangled Wilderness gents.
posted by suckerpunch at 10:16 AM on November 21, 2007
posted by suckerpunch at 10:16 AM on November 21, 2007
Okay, yeah, this isn't real, but I really wanted to get my quip out.
My quip was bigger than yours.
Feel free to flag this comment with extreme prejudice.
posted by not_on_display at 10:29 AM on November 21, 2007
My quip was bigger than yours.
Feel free to flag this comment with extreme prejudice.
posted by not_on_display at 10:29 AM on November 21, 2007
Darkly funny, with lots of room to stretch into a full-blown satire of Heart of Darkness. Nice find.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:33 AM on November 21, 2007
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:33 AM on November 21, 2007
Rewilding.
Riiiight. Americans -- sheesh. We live on a planet where at least 2 billion people would by just overwhelmed to have clean, running water. Perspective is key, here.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:49 AM on November 21, 2007
Riiiight. Americans -- sheesh. We live on a planet where at least 2 billion people would by just overwhelmed to have clean, running water. Perspective is key, here.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:49 AM on November 21, 2007
What a relief to find that the "Spears" referred to in the title wasn't Britney.
posted by wendell at 12:08 PM on November 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by wendell at 12:08 PM on November 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
This is absolutely brilliant - it reminds me a lot of George Saunders.
posted by milkrate at 12:33 PM on November 21, 2007
posted by milkrate at 12:33 PM on November 21, 2007
Fucking primmies.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:03 PM on November 21, 2007
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:03 PM on November 21, 2007
well, i highly recommend Ishmael, the book that influenced these "yuppies with spears" in a slightly misguided kind of way. It really will change the way you view human society.
But hunting with spears on the top of segways? I mean.. efficiency is good and all.. but five segways per yuppie? I think the good thing about the book in question is that it's not prescriptive... but I doubt this is what Quinn would prescribe.
Good read. thanks.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:51 PM on November 21, 2007
But hunting with spears on the top of segways? I mean.. efficiency is good and all.. but five segways per yuppie? I think the good thing about the book in question is that it's not prescriptive... but I doubt this is what Quinn would prescribe.
Good read. thanks.
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 3:51 PM on November 21, 2007
Dillonlikescookies: well, i highly recommend Ishmael, the book that influenced these "yuppies with spears" in a slightly misguided kind of way. It really will change the way you view human society.
I remember reading this. I remember thinking 'hey, this is making a lot of sense' until I realized that the author was making all kinds of assumptions without any kind of evidence whatsoever, and then I pretty much spent the rest of the book being annoyed.
Anyone who supports anarchoprimitivism is getting an eye-roll from me until they volunteer to be in the 99.9% of the population that'll have to die for it to happens.
posted by Mitrovarr at 5:13 PM on November 21, 2007
I remember reading this. I remember thinking 'hey, this is making a lot of sense' until I realized that the author was making all kinds of assumptions without any kind of evidence whatsoever, and then I pretty much spent the rest of the book being annoyed.
Anyone who supports anarchoprimitivism is getting an eye-roll from me until they volunteer to be in the 99.9% of the population that'll have to die for it to happens.
posted by Mitrovarr at 5:13 PM on November 21, 2007
Anyone who supports anarchoprimitivism is getting an eye-roll from me until they volunteer to be in the 99.9% of the population that'll have to die for it to happens.
Can we please just not do this right now?
posted by poweredbybeard at 8:15 PM on November 21, 2007
Can we please just not do this right now?
posted by poweredbybeard at 8:15 PM on November 21, 2007
Thom Hartmann's Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight is a far more practical interpretation of a similar analysis of human impact.
It gives you all of Ishmael's transformative vibe with 99.9% less gorilla...
posted by fairmettle at 9:58 PM on November 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
It gives you all of Ishmael's transformative vibe with 99.9% less gorilla...
posted by fairmettle at 9:58 PM on November 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
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