The concept of legibility is introduced (I like Ribbon Farm’s explanation of the concept). The state only talks in terms of legibility, and thus can’t understand and illegible claims, ideas, practices. The powerless (i.e the illegible who can’t speak in the terms of the state) tend to get crushed. (now adays an illegible group would be Christians)
Lou points to the current process/trajectory of the state slowly legibilizing the world, and destroying all that is illegible in its path. Besides noting this process, Lou also claims that some of those illegible practices are valuable, and because the state does not truly understand the illegible practices it destroys, the state does not provide adequate replacements.
Extra claim: a lot of the illegible metis being destroyed has to do with happiness, fulfillment, and other essential components of human experience.
#1 Man as a rational animal
The concept of legibility is introduced (I like Ribbon Farm’s explanation of the concept). The state only talks in terms of legibility, and thus can’t understand and illegible claims, ideas, practices. The powerless (i.e the illegible who can’t speak in the terms of the state) tend to get crushed. (now adays an illegible group would be Christians)
Lou points to the current process/trajectory of the state slowly legibilizing the world, and destroying all that is illegible in its path. Besides noting this process, Lou also claims that some of those illegible practices are valuable, and because the state does not truly understand the illegible practices it destroys, the state does not provide adequate replacements.
Extra claim: a lot of the illegible metis being destroyed has to do with happiness, fulfillment, and other essential components of human experience.