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Terrorist and anti-technology writerActivism1942–2023

Ted Kaczynski

A former mathematics professor who withdrew to a remote cabin in Montana and carried out a nationwide bombing campaign for nearly two decades against scientists and executives, Kaczynski argued in his manifesto 'Industrial Society and Its Future' that industrial technology destroys human freedom and must be reversed through deliberate collapse.

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Closest Spectrum
Anarchist
Closest Ideology
Anarcho-primitivism
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Portrait: Ted Kaczynski
1942–2023
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Federal
    Federal87.5%
    Unitary12.5%

  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy61.3%
    Autocracy38.7%

  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Liberty
    Security11.2%
    Liberty88.8%

  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation51.2%
    Multicultural48.8%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force26.2%
    Negotiation73.8%

  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention72.5%
    Interventionist27.5%

  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public55%
    Private45%

  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction45%
    Markets55%

  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism67.5%
    Free trade32.5%

  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Secular
    Secular65%
    Religious35%

  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive40%
    Traditionalist60%

  • Technology & precaution

    Very strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration5%
    Ecologist95%

What distinguishes Ted Kaczynski

Largest median distance

Technology & precaution

This position is 54.4 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationTed Kaczynski 5% Acceleration

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveTed Kaczynski 40% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.