Wait. What’s wrong with solar panels, gardening, and water collection, especially for folks who live in sunny, dry locations like Denver? We had to work the soil quite a bit in CO Springs, but once you’ve done that it’s a fun place to garden—good weather and very few bugs. And collecting rainwater to irrigate the garden is easy and better than paying for it.

Maybe he’s also paranoid, but I don’t find his three pillars to be offensive.