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“The Sage of Toronto... spent several decades marveling at the numerous freedoms created by a "global village" instantly and effortlessly accessible to all. Villages, unlike towns, have always been ruled by conformism, isolation, petty surveillance, boredom and repetitive malicious gossip about the same families. Which is a precise enough description of the global spectacle's present vulgarity.”

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Guy Debord was a French writer, filmmaker, and philosopher, born on December 28, 1931, and died on November 30, 1994. He was a founding member of the International Situationist Movement and is known for his critical analysis of consumerism, mass culture, and urban life. more

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