I'm glad someone decided to diary some of Kunstler's thoughtful and often funny ponderings. I quoted this very piece a couple days ago, but left it for dead when it stirred no response. Kunstler writes in a vernacular style closer to the generalist than the "expert", so is perhaps a bit alien here.
Another crusty reprobate from the days of "searchimg for wider view".
How nice. Thanks.

Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.