> Sale barely had $1,000 in his bank account. But he figured that if he lost, a thousand bucks would be worth much less in 2020 anyway. [...] > “Oh, boy,” Kell

> Sale barely had $1,000 in his bank account. But he figured that if he lost, a thousand bucks would be worth much less in 2020 anyway. [...] > “Oh, boy,” Kelly said after Sale wrote out the check. “This is easy money.” > For the men involved, the bet’s outcome would be a personal validation—or repudiation—of their lifelong quests. Neither man comes through looking good. Kelly seems to have wanted to kick a weak adversary. Kelly did win, literally (according to the bet/judge) and conceptually: > [Sales's] book is called The Collapse of 2020—and yes, the neo-Luddite’s latest work is available on Kindle. In fact, Sale has made compromises with technology. He recently moved back to Ithaca with his wife to be near family. He does have a computer, as well as a printer, a land line, a stove, two televisions, and four radios. He draws the line at microwaves and smartphones. Despite believing that social media has “a visible deleterious effect,” he has a public Facebook page But this is just sad all round.