“We do not believe that everything will be fine,” write the authors of The Dark Mountain Manifesto. Civilization is ending. Millions will die. And, who knows, maybe we’ll find a way to destroy all of life on Earth while we’re at it.
I'm sympathetic to the idea of going away or becoming a techno luddite, so I can live in some unabomber style shack and write all day. I'm very sympathetic to that idea but I enjoy those cosmpolitan citadels too much. I like concrete. Neon lights. Crowds and concerts. The whole deal. Civilization comes from the center not from the edge.
Agreed! When you look back on human history, everything thinks, "What would it have been like to live in ancient Babylon or ancient Athens?" because that's where things were happening, where culture was advancing.
Sf is Mordor and saleforce tower is Mt doom. Also “metrovincial” is a stellar word!
I'm sympathetic to the idea of going away or becoming a techno luddite, so I can live in some unabomber style shack and write all day. I'm very sympathetic to that idea but I enjoy those cosmpolitan citadels too much. I like concrete. Neon lights. Crowds and concerts. The whole deal. Civilization comes from the center not from the edge.
Agreed! When you look back on human history, everything thinks, "What would it have been like to live in ancient Babylon or ancient Athens?" because that's where things were happening, where culture was advancing.