Ever-busy, ever-building, ever-in-motion, ever-throwing-out the old for the new, we have hardly paused to think about what we are so busy building, and what we have thrown away. Meanwhile, the everyday landscape becomes more nightmarish and unmanageable each year. James Howard Kunstler buildbusyeveryday share on social
I think water transport will see a revival. However, we're not going to replay the 20th century. The industrial city of that era will not be revived. Our cities are going to contract. Many of them will contract as a whole but densify at their core. James Howard Kunstler 20thcenturycity share on social
It's self-evident that we are going to have permanent problems with oil and gasoline and the prime resources that are needed to run the American suburbs. And we're just not going to be able to run them. You know, it's just unfortunate, it's tragic, but it's the truth. James Howard Kunstler americanevidentgasoline share on social
Neurologically, people have a need to feel oriented, to know where they are, not just in terms of a compass and not just in terms of geography, but in terms of their culture and history. To be informed about where they're coming from and to have some glimpse towards a hopeful future. James Howard Kunstler comecompassculture share on social
In short, chronological connectivity puts us in touch with the holy. It is at once humbling and exhilarating. I say this as someone who has never followed any formal religious practice. Connection with the past and the future is a pathway that charms us in the direction of sanity and grace. James Howard Kunstler charmchronologicalconnection share on social
White America is tortured by black America's failure to thrive, and all that guilt and anxiety has only gotten worse as a substantial quota of white America loses its own footing in the middle class and plunges into the rough country of joblessness, hopelessness, and government dependency. James Howard Kunstler americaanxietybadly share on social
Americans are suffering so much from being in unrewarding environments that it has made us very cynical. I think that American suburbia has become a powerful generator of anxiety and depression. James Howard Kunstler americananxietycynical Change image and share on social
The earth is a fickle place for all life, not least the human project of civilization. James Howard Kunstler civilizationearthfickle Change image and share on social
We have created thousands and thousands of places in America that aren't worth caring about, and when we have enough of them, we're going to have a country that's not worth defending. James Howard Kunstler americacarecountry Change image and share on social
I'm serenely convinced that we are heading into what will amount to a 'time out' from technological progress as we know it. James Howard Kunstler amountconvincehead Change image and share on social