Bryan returns!
Bryan Baskin (the engineer -- not the Bashful one -- for those of you keeping score) returns from weeks of not-blogging to respond to my question about the feasability of air cars. Interesting stuff.
And as often happens, the thing that leaps out at me is something that has less to do with the specific point, and more to do with a broader one:
These new advancements in aircraft will allow such people to still enjoy the amenities of the city without dealing with all of the costs, taxes, crime, traffic, etc. Similarly, the internet is helping people to work more effectively in disparate groups and locations. Not everyone will be able to move to "the boonies", especially before retirement, nor does everyone want to, but the wealth generated by several centuries of technology and capitalism are allowing us to move back in with Nature, but this time it's on our terms.
Posted by Matt at June 6, 2003 1:28 PM
