if you're operating efficiently, and generate or take only what you need, you aren't generating surplus.
surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste
AUTOMATION IS DEADLY
do it yourself, retain the know-how yourself. self-sufficience. don't rely on externalities. natural processes are more, well, natural. machines tend to exploit and create imbalance.
> surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste
Or as a buffer. E.g., who knew that overcapacity in a hospital could be beneficial? So once more, the veracity of such statements depends on the context.
The title of the work (or rather the title of her entire oeuvre in this style) is “Truisms”, but I don’t think that means they’re necessarily intended to literally be truisms. There’s a lot of humor and irony involved.
if you're operating efficiently, and generate or take only what you need, you aren't generating surplus.
surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste
AUTOMATION IS DEADLY
do it yourself, retain the know-how yourself. self-sufficience. don't rely on externalities. natural processes are more, well, natural. machines tend to exploit and create imbalance.