Anarchist

Anarcho-primitivism

Current of John Zerzan and Ted Kaczynski that sees industrial civilization and agriculture itself as the root of domination, calling for the end of modern technology and a return to small stateless hunter-gatherer communities.

I want to abolish the state, industry and agriculture, living in small autonomous communities free from technology and domination.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 92.5%7.5% Unitary
Democracy 73.8%26.2% Autocracy
Security 8.8%91.2% Liberty
Assimilation 27.5%72.5% Multiculturalism
Militarist 21.2%78.8% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 86.2%13.8% Nationalist
Public 63.7%36.3% Private
Planning 46.2%53.8% Free market
Protectionism 77.5%22.5% Globalism
Irreligious 76.2%23.8% Religious
Progressive 53.8%46.2% Traditionalist
Technology 2.5%97.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

55.4pt

Technology

2.5% Technology, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.9% median.

How readily should technology reshape human life?

55.0pt

Structure

92.5% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

46.2pt

Power

8.8% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.

How far should the state reach into everyday life?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 92.5% Federal, 7.5% Unitary (Very strong Federal); Representation: 73.8% Democracy, 26.2% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Anarcho-primitivism sits 16.3 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 8.8% Security, 91.2% Liberty (Very strong Liberty); Immigration: 27.5% Assimilation, 72.5% Multiculturalism (Strong Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Anarcho-primitivism sits 50.0 points below it. 62 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 21.2% Militarist, 78.8% Pacifist (Strong Pacifist); Intervention: 86.2% Non-interventionist, 13.8% Nationalist (Strong Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Anarcho-primitivism sits 37.4 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 63.7% Public, 36.3% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 46.2% Planning, 53.8% Free market (Balanced); Trade: 77.5% Protectionism, 22.5% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Anarcho-primitivism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Anarcho-primitivism sits 10.5 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 76.2% Irreligious, 23.8% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 53.8% Progressive, 46.2% Traditionalist (Balanced). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Anarcho-primitivism sits 15.0 points above it. 107 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 2.5% Technology, 97.5% Biology (Very strong Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Anarcho-primitivism, the 47.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Anarcho-primitivism sits 55.0 points below it. 25 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Anarcho-primitivism on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Anarcho-primitivism.

Which ideology is closest to Anarcho-primitivism?

Anarcho-Distributism has 94.7% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Anarcho-primitivism?

Technology is among the furthest from the center: 2.5% Technology and 97.5% Biology. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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