The Imperialism of Everyday Life: John Zerzan, a philosopher and writer in Eugene, Oregon and author of the forthcoming Running on Empty:

“The less people really live – or perhaps more correctly, the more they become aware that they haven’t really lived – the more abrupt and frightening death becomes for them, and the more it appears as a terrible accident.” Theodor Adorno’s observation of decades ago seems even more pertinent today. Exploding jetliners and anthrax can terrify; meanwhile a much deeper crisis triggers a far more pervasive and fundamental fear. Adbusters