Chris Smaje
@chrissmaje.bsky.social
Writer, small-scale farmer, social scientist. Seeking low-energy localism by design so it doesn't arrive by default. New book 'Finding Lights in a Dark Age' just published.
I showed his energy figures for bacterial food were wrong & the tech wouldn't scale, then laid out the basis for agrarian localism. He ducked the energy issue & wrote a snarky essay likening me to the Nazis. 'Open-hearted, receptive to evidence' - don't think so! See chrissmaje.com/the-saying-n...
The Saying NO debate | Chris Smaje
On this page I keep a running brief of debates, commentaries and links associated with my book Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future that go beyond the straightforward reviews you’ll find on the book page. ...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I showed his energy figures for bacterial food were wrong & the tech wouldn't scale, then laid out the basis for agrarian localism. He ducked the energy issue & wrote a snarky essay likening me to the Nazis. 'Open-hearted, receptive to evidence' - don't think so! See chrissmaje.com/the-saying-n...
Interesting - I must read it. I also discuss Edo Japan briefly in my forthcoming book 'Finding Lights in a Dark Age'
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Interesting - I must read it. I also discuss Edo Japan briefly in my forthcoming book 'Finding Lights in a Dark Age'