‘Just Launch and Raise a Flag. People Show Up’

Talking with Stewart Brand about Books, Technology, and the Maintenance of Everything

It wasn’t a religious thing, but I felt convicted reading Stewart Brand’s latest book, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, and found myself converted somewhere amid the pages. It’s rare that a book resets the way you think about the world. Most nudge us along a path we’re already inclined to go. Not in this case. I’ve been a fan of Brand’s for years a…