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'''The power process''' is a theoretical process necessary to fulfill one's psychological ] to exert power to fulfill goals, discussed in ]'s manifesto, ]. Kaczinski suggested that the need to undergo the power process was biological, and used historical and modern examples to demonstrate the importance of this need.

Kaczynski defined the power process as not necessarily being the need to exert power over others, in fact, most people living in a more natural environment wouldn't have the desire to. He defines the power process in terms of the need of people to autonomously control and dictate the course of their own lives.

Kaczynski wrote that the power process has four necessary requirements. They are setting ], exerting serious ] towards achieving one's goals, fulfilling one's goals with a reasonable success rate, and fulfilling one's goals ]. He suggested that, while it is important to fulfill the need for autonomy, some people have little or no need for autonomy.

The power process was a ] basic to almost all of the other concepts and ideas Kaczynski wrote about in his manifesto.

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