small not beautiful

[Gordon Fitch]

jan carowan:
> ... 
> What exactly is the source of this animus against technology that makes you 
> all rant so and call up the memories of simple minded political utopians of 
> the past?
> ...

Well, a lot of it seems like simple-minded utopianism, for
one thing.  The results of technological innovation are
complex and often paradoxical.  Consider the results of
learning how to derive a lot of energy very quickly from 
nuclear fission.