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 \nThis does not meen that everyone should im-mediately throw down all tools and anythingresembling a machine.The suggestion that theonly alternative to what we have now is an im-possible return to some pretechnological stateof nature is avoiding discussion entirely.Or elseit shows such an enthrallment to technique thatanything else seema unthinkable.And that kindof refusal or blindneas is itself dangerous.Analternative might mean giving up much afflu-ence and many comforts North Americans havecome to assume (or consume),and therein liesthe crunch.People like Erie Gil in Work andLeisure,or EF.Schumacher in Small iaBeautiful have put forward serious options thatare neither sentimental mr impractical  \nThe widespread acceptance of the Star Warsinitiative illustrates that this is an age in whichpeople will accept arguments presented in thename of technology at the price of rejectingtraditional moral or political considerations.Myconcern is to try to understand what animates  \n# Finances\n\n(Continued from page 2)  \nWe do pay local water,achool and real estatetaxes.As members of our local community,wrecognize our obligation to contribute to thecost of good and needed services provided bythe city,county and state.  \nWe have found through experience,and beieve in principle,that formal structures aren'tneCessary to the practice of the works of merey.Official incorporation of our work of hospitality,having a board of directors or trustees directingus from without,would actually hinder,ratherthan enbance,our personal response to thosewho come to us or live with us.We have foundthat when decisions which affect people's livesare made by thooe close to the situation,whowill accept responsibility for the reaults,choicesare not made abstractly.The method isn'tfoolproof,by any man8,nor is it alwayssmooth.But it helps us avoid arbitrary decisions.Overall,we atrive to live in such a waythat whatever structures we have actually helpus meet needs with the available resources,rather than become an end in themselves.  \nCurrently,we own our two city houses andour farm.(Through much of our hiatory,theCathobic Worker in New York rented the proporty it used.)For years the NY Catholic Workerheld property that was owned in an individual\"aname.Then it became clear that anothermethod would be more practical,and reaponable,following our concepts t","cbCaidrdVtDQnS2U","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidrdVtDQnS2U","pdf",3170883,"English","# Technological“Fix”\n## Disaster, Not Freedom\n# Finances","[{\"question\":\"What does the text mean by “technique” in modern technology?\",\"answer\":\"It describes technique as a mindset that rationalizes and controls human activity, turning it into something to be utilized and managed. 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