is the `New Economy' a fad?

[Dennis Breslin]

From: "Chuck Grimes" <cgrimes at rawbw.com>
> 
> No we don't talk about the illumination revolution, that's true. We
> talk about the energy crisis, global warming, de-forestation, mass
> extinctions, and the potential collapse of human society in a
> devastated plantary eco-system. Duh... 
> 

And the portions are so small.  Reading comments about the
virtues or lack thereof  concerning electrical lighting on a
computer mailing list seems odd.

DB