I would like to add an essay I wrote yesterday which says the same thing I said before but adds a few more elucidating ideas. I don't hold that this is the only solution, that there needs to be other means to approach the problem in addition to this, as the problem is monumental. But rather as one approach, the proactive, grassroots approach which seems sensible to me. Hi, My name is Tom Osher. We believe that what is lacking among progressive people is a proactive, grassroots, focus.
High tech is amazing and more and more the world is dependent upon it.
Y2k was an interesting experience for those of us who took it seriously. In 1998, I became aware of the potential devestation inherent in the worst case scenerio that y2k presented. It was presented to me by people who's intelligence, knowledge, and skills I respected. This is how the bagelhole project was started. It was a response to the potential, inherent dangers of global,societal collapse due to overreliance on computers and high tech in general.