Is Nuclear Power Our Energy Future, Or in a Death Spiral?

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11. I have plenty of hope and optimism that this hyper-industrialized society will end.

I never did appreciate cars and airplanes and Apple computers, nor do I believe the solar panels sprouting on our neighborhood rooftops will "save" the world.

Still I manage to find plenty of meaning in life without any ideologies or evangelisms focused on solar or nuclear or whatever "power."

I think the video of the ostrich chasing the bicyclists down the road illustrates the reality of modern society quite well.

A road was built and then people drive their cars along it, stopping occasionally to abandon their garbage. Did you notice that? All the garbage? And then things get weird.

It's not just litter. Even fascist techno-utopias like Singapore, or Yosemite Valley in the summer season, all have the dirt, it's just hidden away better; swept under the rug.

Automobiles and airplanes isolate us from our world. Just walk along any road, explore any airline "destination" on foot, and you'll notice that liter, and see and smell the dirt and dust of burnt fuel, brake pads, and tires. And it's the same everywhere. Only the languages printed on the garbage change.