Seven Sustainable Technologies | John Michael Greer

[Curmudgeoness]

1. That was quite depressing.

I am not sure how I feel about his opinions or how he sees the future. It will take a lot of thought. My gut reaction is that this is an exaggerated tale of future demise. But on a historical level, he does make some good points. There is much to consider before I sort it all out. Until then, all I can say is that I hope he is wrong about many predictions. However, I do see his point about how only the wealthy will continue to have access to as much energy as we all enjoy today....we see that now with prices of gasoline and heating fuels increasing to the point where we have to conserve just for cost reasons.

I like to be more optimistic about the future, with more energy efficiency, and possibly smaller homes and appliances. Add to that renewable energy sources that are less intrusive, smaller, and less costly. I think of computers and how the technology has changed over time with consumer demand, to smaller, more powerful, cheaper, and less energy sucking.