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'Noble' savages are, ultimately, just as boring as savage ones; more to the point, neither actually exist.

— The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow (Page 21)

Endless electronic ink had been spilled over the old tradition, but all of it could be boiled down to listen to people, give tea. Uncomplicated as could be.

— A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Page 12)

People who choose cohousing do not seek the isolation of ideological purity, no matter how liberal or conservative its orientation. Rather, they seek a sense of place fostered by regular dinners together; common space with cars parked at the periphery; consumer goods (lawn mowers, washers and dryers, and the like) and property shared in common or owned individually as each makes sense, in an effort to create a highs functioning neighborhood where people know and care about each other.

— Creating Cohousing by Kathryn McCamant, Charles Durrett (Page 71)

If the Luddites have taught us anything, it’s that robots aren’t taking our jobs. Our bosses are.

— Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant (Page 400)

We can still oppose the creep of totalizing control into our lives. We can look at certain technologies, certain modes of domination, and say: No.

— Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant (Page 396)

The algorithm-based gig work model is the next stage in the evolution of the factory, a mode of control over workers that extends beyond mass production and is superior in nearly every way.

— Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant