The End of the Age of Irony

When it ends--and it will end--we're going to be in real trouble. It's not going to be how can I drive down to the Mall, it's going to be a matter of not knowing how you're going to feed your children. -James Howard Kunstler


Irony was the ethos of the late twentieth century but as we move into the twenty-first century we're going to find that irony is a luxury we can't afford anymore. This stuff isn't funny. Our lives are going to depend upon a world worth living in and that can support the project of civilization. You know, we're not going to be able to sit and enjoy it ironically. That part of our history is over. It's time to get serious.

-James Howard Kunstler

Missy adds, ironically, "It will end. Its not going to be a matter of whether little Ronnie is going to get a job as a lifeguard at the county pool, it's going to be whether the pool will be able to be retrofitted as the county fish farm."

...it's not going to be how am I going to get enough meat to barbeque, it's going to be making sure Fido is in by nightfall...

...it's not going to be whether I can get in a quick 30 minutes on the stairmaster, it's going to be whether I am well enough to walk three hours to the souplines...