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How to be an Eeyore
Apr. 21st, 2008 05:56 pmPaul Krugman today mentions Peak Oil in the New York Times. I think this may be the first time anyone in the national-level commentariat has given it serious consideration (but am ready to admit being wrong).
Meanwhile, does James Kunstler notice this at all, and play up the potential turning point in the discussion? Nope. He's too busy tilting at railroads and the airlines. In Kunstler's world view, there is no such thing as good news, only bad news we don't know the punchline for yet (as any cursory glance at Kunstler's books The Long Emergency and World Made by Hand will show). Keep an eye on this space -- I intend to do a review of World Made by Hand eventually, and it'll be, um... lengthy.
To use Randy Pausch's image, Kunstler is definitely an Eeyore, not a Tigger. Which may be why he's been a bit voice-in-the-wilderness-y. Even when you agree with him, you hate to admit it.
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pnh, if you're reading this... This all reminds me that one of the things I'd like to use in that review is your observation about Boomers being so in love with apocalypse stories, and how they never intended to live this long. While I can quasi-quote it, did you ever have a pithy, quotable version of your own that you could point me to, please? I'm all about the credit where credit is due.
(Apologies for typos, which seem to be both of commission and omission. I think this is my first post start-to-finish using my new eeePC.)
Meanwhile, does James Kunstler notice this at all, and play up the potential turning point in the discussion? Nope. He's too busy tilting at railroads and the airlines. In Kunstler's world view, there is no such thing as good news, only bad news we don't know the punchline for yet (as any cursory glance at Kunstler's books The Long Emergency and World Made by Hand will show). Keep an eye on this space -- I intend to do a review of World Made by Hand eventually, and it'll be, um... lengthy.
To use Randy Pausch's image, Kunstler is definitely an Eeyore, not a Tigger. Which may be why he's been a bit voice-in-the-wilderness-y. Even when you agree with him, you hate to admit it.
Hey,
pnh, if you're reading this... This all reminds me that one of the things I'd like to use in that review is your observation about Boomers being so in love with apocalypse stories, and how they never intended to live this long. While I can quasi-quote it, did you ever have a pithy, quotable version of your own that you could point me to, please? I'm all about the credit where credit is due.(Apologies for typos, which seem to be both of commission and omission. I think this is my first post start-to-finish using my new eeePC.)
