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FYI this is a reference to the opening statement of the Unabomber Manifesto "Industrial Society and its Future". Don't think OP meant anything by the distinction of US/humans

> The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

https://ia600300.us.archive.org/30/items/the-ted-k-archive-t...

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Is this an obvious reference? Do people often know the text of this, or of bits of it?

Fairly obvious for those who've spent enough time online, I'd say most people would only recognize that first sentence. The Unabomber Manifesto has become something of a copypasta

In my four decades or so, I've never seen that.

Are you US-based?

US based, at UCB in the 80s, didn’t recognize it.

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