Comments on: World Made by Hand (Book Review) http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Michelle Wildgen, But Not For Long (Book Review) « 7fff – think max value http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Michelle Wildgen, But Not For Long (Book Review) « 7fff – think max value Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:41:05 +0000 http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/#comment-621 [...] a sucker for a good “end times” novel (see my review of World Made by Hand). This book is about three housemates in a funky Madison, Wisconsin co-op dedicated to localism (as [...] [...] a sucker for a good “end times” novel (see my review of World Made by Hand). This book is about three housemates in a funky Madison, Wisconsin co-op dedicated to localism (as [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Aaron Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:38:00 +0000 http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/#comment-291 Nice review. I haven't read this book, but now I will. I gave Long Emergency a cursory look (I plan on killing myself if I can't have hot showers, so I'm not too interested in the minutiae of the post shower epoch). While I'm not qualified to argue with Kunstler's facts in Long Emergency, I sense that he yearns for the Collapse a little too hard to be entirely objective. One area where my personal experience didn’t jibe with his assertion is Southern California which he damns with hoards of radical Mexicans of the MECHA ilk. I gotta say, I listen to these radical dudes on KPFK regularly, and they sound pretty toothless and non-representative of the majority of SoCal Latinos. Yes, the demographic pressure of Mexico is a huge problem peak oil or not, but his fixation on these radical Mexicans made me question his overall project. Peak Oil Mexicans just don't scare me as much as they seem to scare him. Maybe I’m blinkered by middle-class naivete, but having survived WWIII and Y2K, I think there are as many dangers in overinvesting in the end of the world as there are in expecting twinkies and iPhones for ever more. So maybe Kunstler’s fiction is the perfect way to get into his world. Nice review. I haven’t read this book, but now I will. I gave Long Emergency a cursory look (I plan on killing myself if I can’t have hot showers, so I’m not too interested in the minutiae of the post shower epoch). While I’m not qualified to argue with Kunstler’s facts in Long Emergency, I sense that he yearns for the Collapse a little too hard to be entirely objective. One area where my personal experience didn’t jibe with his assertion is Southern California which he damns with hoards of radical Mexicans of the MECHA ilk. I gotta say, I listen to these radical dudes on KPFK regularly, and they sound pretty toothless and non-representative of the majority of SoCal Latinos. Yes, the demographic pressure of Mexico is a huge problem peak oil or not, but his fixation on these radical Mexicans made me question his overall project. Peak Oil Mexicans just don’t scare me as much as they seem to scare him.

Maybe I’m blinkered by middle-class naivete, but having survived WWIII and Y2K, I think there are as many dangers in overinvesting in the end of the world as there are in expecting twinkies and iPhones for ever more.

So maybe Kunstler’s fiction is the perfect way to get into his world.

]]> By: Max http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Max Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:18:46 +0000 http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/#comment-263 ^to start^to start coming to pass^ ^to start^to start coming to pass^

]]> By: Max http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Max Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:18:14 +0000 http://7fff.com/2008/02/23/world-made-by-hand-book-review/#comment-262 I had soured on Kunstler as a pundit for a while, but I think his predictions for peak oil and the collapse of the financial markets are about to start. Of course, I also thought that 3 years ago. As a pessimist, I do think it's bound to happen pretty soon. I can't wait to read the novel, though. I had soured on Kunstler as a pundit for a while, but I think his predictions for peak oil and the collapse of the financial markets are about to start. Of course, I also thought that 3 years ago. As a pessimist, I do think it’s bound to happen pretty soon.

I can’t wait to read the novel, though.

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