Here’s something cheery to ponder over the weekend. This article in Rolling Stone posits a gloomy future once the era of cheap oil ends. The author envisions the collapse of our high-tech lifestyle and a return to a kind of feudal agrarian society. I might worship too much at the Altar of Technology, but I don’t think life will become that grim. I have at least some hope that we’ll come up with some kind of imperfect solution, most likely nuclear power. But there’s little doubt that the days of cheap gas are probably nothing but a memory now. I spent almost $40 dollars to fill my tank the other day. I don’t drive much, except the short commute to work, so I can absorb the cost. It’s the people with two- or three-hour commutes that are going to start feeling the pinch.
