This guy is delusional. The late 19th Century set the stage developmentaly for all that followed. Only, now we produce much more while being more "earth-friendly".
Had the trends of the middle Industrial Revolution continued apace to this day the Earth would be a slag heap much like the Soviet Empire of the late 1970's.
Because he and all those who subscribe to his delusion are "Luddites!"
This includes all liberal deconstructive, devaluating and degrading Demonicrats in these United States... from Clinton, Clinton, Dasshole & Gore, Inc., on down the line!!!
Our poor delirious State is over-run by these delirious Demonicrat derilicks! (CA) It's a pitiful disgrace to put it mildly. To think that a Democrat in the 1960's presided over the building of the earth's greatest 1.Freeway system, 2.Aquaduct system, 3. University system... That's the prime role of government... Roads, Water delivery and schools.
BUT... It made his son so guilty over the magnitude of success that it warped the attitude of his and every Demonicrat administration since, including that Demoncrat desperado, Davis who has destroyed future economic progress for years to come by putting the State in BONDAGE!
CA State Government and all it's political subdivisions are the only stable growth industries we will have left in "the world's 5th largest economy!" The rest of you States are going to be hurt by this in times to come... wait and see!!!