Is an incoherent rant like this an uncharacteristic indulgence for a technopriest? Or are you just a fan of technopriests, not being one yourself? Everyone in

Is an incoherent rant like this an uncharacteristic indulgence for a technopriest? Or are you just a fan of technopriests, not being one yourself? Everyone in our increasingly automated gift economy lives in fear of being cut off from the support of the layers of technology they rely upon for all their needs, all the way up your vaunted Maslow hierarchy. You shouldn't romanticize this state of affairs, and you should not crow about the special role of the priestly class. In my opinion you should think soberly between now and your 50th birthday about how you can contribute to a global society that is both more stable and more technologically advanced, and try to forget about the futurism that was peddled to you ( and all of us) by Wired magazine in 1994.