Desert

"As anarchists, we are not the germ of the future society within the shell of the old, but merely one of many elements from which the future is formed. That's fine; in the face of such scale and complexity, non-servile humility is valuable—even for insurrectionists"

„Als Anarchisten sind wir nicht der Keim der zukünftigen Gesellschaft in der Schale der alten, sondern nur eines von vielen Elementen, aus denen sich die Zukunft formt. Das ist in Ordnung; angesichts eines solchen Ausmaßes und einer solchen Komplexität ist nicht unterwürfige Demut wertvoll – selbst für Aufständische“

How to sum up the book? Everything is pointless and we are doomed. The collapse will come and war, starvation, ... all kind of shit will hit the fan. So don't even try to change the world and start building a shelter for you and a few other people.

On the other hand: It at least discusses a lot of problems in a vehemence other anarchists don't.

It's strange to describe but in some way I have the feeling the book makes you feel comfortable looking into the abyss... You are fucked anyway so why start making the life for you and yourself better? It inhibits you completely...