We will not be saved by our money, our weapons, or our technological virtuosity; we might be rescued by the joyful and unprofitable pursuits of love, beauty, and contemplation. No doubt this will all seem foolish to the shamans and magicians of pecuniary enchantment. But there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley.

— Eugene McCarraher, from the prologue to The Enchantments of Mammon

Phew, already can tell this is gonna be a great book and I’m only through the prologue.