Too much magic : wishful thinking, technology, and the fate of the nation

Summary: "Too Much Magic" is what Kunstler sees in the bright visions of a future world dreamed up by optimistic souls who believe technology will solve all our problems. He argues that the time for magical thinking and hoping for miracles is over, and the time to begin preparing for the long emergency has begun.

Record details

ISBN: 080212030X (hc.)
ISBN: 9780802120304
Physical Description: print
245 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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.