--- title: "1 Sense Community Quotes By John Zerzan" description: "1 Sense Community quotes by John Zerzan. Plus more from John Zerzan and more Sense Community sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg" --- > [We live in an era with no real sense of community or connection to nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of-community-or-connection-to/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg) ## More by John Zerzan > [Republicans don't want to shrink government. They want more and more military, more and more surveillance. They'd like to have the government banning gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/republicans-don-t-want-to-shrink-government-they-want-more-and-more/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [“People are not more connected, despite the billions in ads from the IT companies. Why call it community? It's just technology. The machines are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/people-are-not-more-connected-despite-the-billions-in-ads-from-the-it/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [We are lost, but other animals point to the right road. They are the right road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/we-are-lost-but-other-animals-point-to-the-right-road-they-are-the/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [I think pushing the ideas is important. I wouldn't say it's more important than action. You can't really separate the two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/i-think-pushing-the-ideas-is-important-i-wouldn-t-say-it-s-more/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [The pleasure of authenticity exists only against the grain of society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/the-pleasure-of-authenticity-exists-only-against-the-grain-of-society/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [It is our fall from a simplicity and fullness of life directly experienced, from the sensuous moment of knowing, which leaves a gap that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/it-is-our-fall-from-a-simplicity-and-fullness-of-life-directly/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [We don't need more stupid ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/we-don-t-need-more-stupid-ideas/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [If we once, and for so long, lived in balance with nature and each other, we should be able to do so again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/if-we-once-and-for-so-long-lived-in-balance-with-nature-and-each/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [If we once and for so long lived in balance with nature and each other, we should be able to do so again. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/if-we-once-and-for-so-long-lived-in-balance-with-nature-and-each-2/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [If you have a problem in mass society, you call the cops. The experts. You no longer have any operative connection with yourself or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/if-you-have-a-problem-in-mass-society-you-call-the-cops-the-experts/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [We have the freedom to choose between brand A, brand B, and brand C. That´s about it for freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/we-have-the-freedom-to-choose-between-brand-a-brand-b-and-brand-c/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [The liberty that remains to us is essentially the freedom to choose among brands A, B, and C.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/the-liberty-that-remains-to-us-is-essentially-the-freedom-to-choose/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [I do what I do and hope that it might connect with people who are thinking along the same lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/i-do-what-i-do-and-hope-that-it-might-connect-with-people-who-are/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [Never before have people been so infantalized, made so dependant on the machine for everything; as the earth rapidly approaches its extinction due to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/never-before-have-people-been-so-infantalized-made-so-dependant-on/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) > [There's a hollowness to civilized life. It doesn't appeal to people, and some people react with extreme violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/there-s-a-hollowness-to-civilized-life-it-doesn-t-appeal-to-people/) [John Zerzan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zerzan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sense-community/john-zerzan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Sense Community Quotes By John Zerzan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We live in an era with no real sense of community or connection to nature.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Zerzan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zerzan/we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of-community-or-connection-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We live in an era with no real sense of community or connection to nature.” — John Zerzan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sense-community/john-zerzan/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sense-community/john-zerzan/", "name": "Sense Community Quotes by John Zerzan", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sense-community/john-zerzan/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/john-zerzan-22725_community_we-live-in-an-era-with-no-real-sense-of_2010732.jpg" }, "description": "1 Sense Community quotes by John Zerzan. 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