The Ecotechnic Future

Posted on 21 June 2018 by John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer s work is nothing short of brilliant He has the multidisciplinary smarts to deeply understand our human dilemma as we stand on the verge of the inevitable collapse of industrialism And he wields uncommon writing skills, making his diagnosis and prescription entertaining, illuminating, and practically informative Not to be missed Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute and author of Peak Everything There is a great deal of conventional wisdom about our collective ecological crisis out there in books The enormous virtue of John Michael Greer s work is that his wisdom is never conventional, but profound and imaginative There s no one who makes me think harder, and The Ecotechnic Future pushes Greer s vision, and our thought processes in important directions Sharon Astyk, farmer, blogger, and author of Depletion and Abundance and A Nation of Farmers In The Ecotechnic Future, John Michael Greer dispels our fantasies of a tidy, controlled transition from industrial society to a post industrial milieu The process will be ragged and rugged and will not invariably constitute an evolutionary leap for the human species It will, however, offer myriad opportunities to create a society that bolsters complex technology which at the same time maintains a sustainable interaction with the ecosystem Greer brilliantly inspires us to integrate the two in our thinking and to construct local communities which concretely exemplify this comprehensive vision Carolyn Baker, author of Sacred Demise Walking The Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization s Collapse, and publisher editor, Speaking Truth to PowerIn response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base.Fusing human ecology and history, this book challenges assumptions held by mainstream and alternative thinkers about the evolution of human societies Human societies, like ecosystems, evolve in complex and unpredictable ways, making it futile to try to impose rigid ideological forms on the patterns of evolutionary change Instead, social change must explore many pathways over which we have no control The troubling and exhilarating prospect of an open ended future, he proposes, requires dissensus a deliberate acceptance of radical diversity that widens the range of potential approaches to infinity.Written in three parts, the book places the present crisis of the industrial world in its historical and ecological context in part one part two explores the toolkit for the Ecotechnic Age and part three opens a door to the complexity of future visions.For anyone concerned about peak oil and the future of industrial society, this book provides a solid analysis of how we got to where we are and offers a practical toolkit to prepare for the future.John Michael Greer is a certified Master Conserver, organic gardener, and scholar of ecological history He blogs at The Archdruid Report www.thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com , and is the author of The Long Descent. Download The Ecotechnic Future – kino-fada.fr Say this for Greer he makes you think This is the first time I ve come across the idea of applying the ecological theory of succession, including the concepts of R adaptation and K adaptation, to human societies and yet it clearly works and leads to many further insights And this is just one of many, many intriguing ideas in this book Greer has thought long and deep about the implications of a post fossil fuel world and if that s a subject that interests you and it should then you shou Say this for Greer he makes you think This is the first time I ve come across the idea of applying the ecological theory of su...If industrial society turns out to have been littlethan finding the fastest way possible to turn raw materials into pollution, the status quo won t be maintained for much longer We re running out of those raw materials at a rapid pace and the outputs threaten to bring everything down with just as much certainty We see the possibility of business as usual slipping further and further away as the world falls deeper into a recession which shows no end in sight In The Ecotechnic Future, Joh If industrial society turns out to have been littlethan finding the fastest way possible to turn raw materials into pollution, the status quo won t be maintained for much longer We re running out of those raw materials at a rapid pace and the outputs threaten to bring everything down with just as much certainty We see the possibility of business as usual slipping further and further away as the world falls deeper into a recession which shows no end in sight In The Ecotechnic Future, John Michael Greer argues that the reason our globalized civilization faces this catastrophe is because our definition of technology is wholly misguided and counters with a realistic vision of the future.Since the scie...Much better on description of the problem than prescription of solutions Woo woo stuff aside, Greer is right that in the face of the onrushing catastrophe, rather than worry like crazy, or frantically scramble for some technology that can save us, it is better to face the future with sober resignation, and prepare for the long dark night of the forever future Anything else is, as he says, crackpot realism, or simple ignorance Other acute observations Since the very beginnings of the genre, Much better on description of the problem than prescription of solutions Woo woo stuff aside, Greer is right that in the...John Michael Greer offers us an excellent path to the future With a changed attitude new possibilities arise In addition he writes well and his writing reflects great erudition.As always with this author, this book was very informative and enlightening I ll eventually read everything he s written.I recently read two of Mr Greer s books, The Long Descent and The Ecotechnic Future Envisioning a Post Peak World This review is for both of them, as they made me feel and thinkor less the same things For your information, both share the same ideological and theoretical ideas, but they were different in some aspects The Long Descent s explanation of what the myth of progress is and how and why it came about I enjoyed , while it was the practical information, tips, guidelines, I recently read two of Mr Greer s books, The Long Descent and The Ecotechnic Future Envisioning a Post Peak World This review is for both of them, as they made me feel and thinkor less the same things For your information, both share the same ideological and theoretical ideas, but ...One of the great gifts of crisis is that it points out what is essential and what is not It took me forever to read this book, but it was well worth it It is dense and rich in every way, and I found that I really needed to live with it a little at a time both because it offers so much to chew on and...Great logical and factual explanation of the state of affairs currently, the not so cozy future and the steps that can be taken to cushion the fall.Best book I ve read on the subject since Sharon Astyk Work chapter was especially useful.Found the book overly pesimistic, and the solutions maybe to close the authors heart.

English
21 June 2018

John Michael Greer