I am reading a book called Endgame. At about 200 pages into it the author seems to be building a case for civilizations inevitable collapse due to a variety of factors but primarily the exploitation of the planets resources. He paints a pretty grim picture of almost everything that humans are doing right now including the proliferation of "needless" stuff in our lives. I do not get the sense that he is targeting product designers in particular but we are certainly near the top of the heap of people feeding an unsustainable system that is rapidly running out of resources and will eventually crumble, according to the author. It is a thoroughly annoying process to sift through his unsubstantiated claims, arrogance and condescention but it is provocative. It makes you think a little harder about what you need and what you can do with out.
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that's heavy.
on a lighter note. i found a bunch of those automoblox on sale at target a few months ago. those things are pretty cool!
back to the heavy note... i think that's one of the reasons i enjoyed your book, "Collapse". The author didn't seem to be making a social commentary so much, just pointing out similar phases that past societies experienced. And he also covered societies that changed and made it.
That reminds me. I still have your book...
Karl, Endgame is a little bit like an arrogant, angry and less informed version of collapse but it is interesting. Perhaps I will see you at some point and we can trade books. Hope all is well over there.
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