>
> While this debate has brought some interesting ideas to the fore, perhaps
> it's time for some folks to push back from the keyboard and read some
> books that are a bit less breezy and little more substantial than pop
> "futurists." Try some titles by Wallerstein, Arrighi, Abu-Lughod,
> Chase-Dunn, Frank, etc....
>
Now that the self appointed authority on literary validity from the
hallowed halls of UC Irvine has seen fit to clue us uncouth types in, we
can move on and continue to place value in the utility of the message
rather than the elitist credentials of the messenger.
Wisdom is matter of opinion, thankfully.
Cheers