-Susan Sarandon
Review by Russ Kirk in
Outposts 2
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Chaos & Cyberculture
Dr. Timothy Leary Illustrations by Brummbaer, Carolyn Ferris, Vic Keller, Robert Williams, Michael Harrington, Vicki Marshall and Andy Firth
The concept of individuals with choice and identity seemed total folly, the ultimate nightmare-not just of authoritarian bureaucrats, but of common-sense liberals. Chaos must be controlled! The standard way to tame and domesticate the impossible complexity that surrounds us is to invent a few "tooth-fairy" Gods, the more infantile the better, and to lay down a few childish rules: Honour your father and your mother, etc. The rules are simple and logical. You passively obey. You pray. You sacrifice. You work. You believe. And then, Praise the Bored, let there be no terrorizing notions about individuals hanging around this meaningless, disordered universe trying to figure how to design themselves some individual selves.
Special Edition Collector's Sampler
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imothy Leary's Chaos & Cyber Culture
is his futuristic vision of the emergence of a new humanism with an emphasis
on questioning authority, independent thinking, individual creativity, and
the empowerment of computer and other brain technologies. This "cyberpunk
manifesto" describes a new breed that loves technology and uses it to revolutionize
communication and tweak Big Brother while being successful, achieving political
power and having fun. Timothy Leary is a leading figure in the cyberpunk culture,
much as he was a leading figure in the consciousness revolution of the 1960s.
