Vinyl Records, No-Computer Tractors, and the Return of Forbidden Tech
A Tome of Forbidden Technologies
In a world obsessed with progress, John Michael Greer explores the growing movement of 'retrovation'—reviving older technologies that outperform their modern replacements. From the booming vinyl record industry and Ursa Ag's computer-free tractors to the potential of electroculture, he argues that many discarded innovations are more practical, affordable, and resilient. Greer also critiques the regulatory and corporate forces that suppress these alternatives, suggesting that a return to simpler designs could revitalize industries and better serve consumers.
It’s progress that is expected to grant us an ever-increasing cornucopia of blessings, banish all the evils from which our ancestors suffered, and eventually lift up true believers out of their earthly lives and usher us into a heaven decked out with all the features of Tomorrowland.