Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.
About Stewart Brand
Stewart Brandis an American project developer and writer, best known as the co-founder and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He has founded a number of organizations, including the WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation.
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When a fantasy turns you on, you’re obligated to God and nature to start doing it – right away.
American writer
In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads.
American writer
Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road.
American writer
There’s no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It’s soon going to be more than that.
American writer
Likewise, with solar, especially here in California, we’re discovering that the 80 solar farm schemes that are going forward want to basically bulldoze 1,000 sq. mi. of southern California desert. Well, as an environmentalist, we would rather that didn’t happen.
American writer