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“Well, I will never look at suburbia in the same way after reading this piece. Orlov, a peak oil physicist by trade should stick to his day job and leave futurist writing to people like Bill McKibben. I feel that he and James Kunstler come across as arrogant, opinionated and subjective in their arguments. At least Orlov's saving grace is that is he downright funny! And, yes there are salient points throughout his book. Here are some blatantly subjective points passed on as truth: "By the time I was 11, my parents thought nothing of taking a vacation without me, leaving me with the keys and some money. In the United States, they would have been ratted out by some supposedly helpful, concerned neighbor, charged with child neglect, and CPS would have rushed in to confiscate me and put me in a kiddy concentration camp, first medicating me into submission, then forcing me to eat junk food while watching countless hours of television. Of course, some American babies do need to be baby-sat their entire lives - but that's what the Secret Service is for. As for the rest of them, I wish them the best of luck in staying away from babysitters, CPS goons and nosy busybody neighbors, because they will certianly need it." Huh? He must've been completely delusional writing those statements. But yet you read here and you get a great dose of possible hope and human redemption via collapse, " Alongside the communal violence, mayhem and looting, people will start picking each other out from the crowds and connecting on an entirely new level by accepting responsibility for each other, and for each others' needs. The needs, it will turn out, are of two complementary kinds: to be helped and to give help. In those who give help, the triggering of the altruistic instinct, or the return to a traditional sense of virtue, combined with the instant ego gratification of confirming one's usefulness, produces a powerful endorphin release, giving rise to a feeling of euphoria." He states throughout the book probable scenarios, and that there really is no answer but to think on your feet and to "culturally evolve". He is absolutely correct. So, in the end, I would recommend that you pick this book up as it is a worthwhile read.”
clyde m wrote this review Wednesday, June 18 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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