For instance, the most common type of "affordable housing" in the world comes in the form of apartments over stores.
James Howard KunstlerIt pays to remember that societies get what they deserve, not what they expect.
James Howard KunstlerThe Long Emergency will be chiefly characterized as a "time out" from technology. It could plunge us into a dark age of superstition. My guess is that we will lose a lot of knowledge and skill. But I also believe the human race desperately needs this "time out."
James Howard KunstlerIf the Internet exists at all in the future, it will be on a much-reduced scale from what we enjoy today, and all the activities of everyday life are not going to reside on it.
James Howard KunstlerI am far less interested in serving as a change agent than in functioning as a prose artist, whether it's fiction or nonfiction.
James Howard KunstlerConsider how badly-built suburbia is. Many business buildings are not designed to outlast their tax depreciation periods, and the McHouses are made of particle board, vinyl siding, and stapled-on trim. A lot of suburbia will simply become the slums of the future. Most of the rest will be salvage or ruins.
James Howard Kunstler