Industrial Society and Its Future (also referred to as the Unabomber Manifesto) is a 35,000-word essay written by American domestic terrorist, former mathematics professor, and anarchist author Ted Kaczynski. From 1978 to 1995, Kaczynski conducted a mail bombing campaign targeting [indicate who through broad characterization], motivated primarily by his opposition to industrialization. In 1995, Kaczynski sent letters to various publications demanding the publication of his full manifesto. Several outlets ultimately published the essay.
In Industrial Society and Its Future, Kaczynski argues that technology has had a destabilizing effect on society, resulting in widespread physical and emotional suffering. He asserts his belief that the progress of technology can be stopped. Influences apparent in the book include John Zerzan and Jacques Ellul. The essay has been compared to works by Jean Jacques Rousseau, Tom Paine, and Karl Marx, and has been referred to as [prescient].