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Too much magic, wishful thinking, technology, and the fate of the nation, James Howard Kunstler

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Too much magic, wishful thinking, technology, and the fate of the nation, James Howard Kunstler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Too much magic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778630896

Responsibility statement

James Howard Kunstler

Sub title

wishful thinking, technology, and the fate of the nation

Summary

Offers predictions as to what technological advances will truly bring, in a sobering look at the future that dispels the overly optimistic vision of the future as depicted in 1950s pop culture

Table Of Contents

Where we're at -- Farewell to the drive-in utopia -- Cities of the future : yesterday's tomorrow or tomorrow's yesterday? -- The dangers of techno-narcissism, or, Frankenstein release 2.0, how Ray Kurzweil's singularity aims to replace the old god with a new and improved version -- The futility of party politics in the long emergency -- Going broke the hard way : the end of Wall Street -- The energy specter : oil and gas, alternative energy, and waiting for Santa Claus -- Insults to the planet and the planet's reply -- Social relations and the dilemmas of difference -- Coda : a systematic misunderstanding of reality

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