Peak Oil and the Curse of Cassandra

Here's an interesting comment on "peak oil".

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003224.html#more
(free link)

I thought this comment was cool:
In 2025, when most people in the world are driving cheap, Chinese & Indian-made battery/fuel cell/bioflexfuel hypercars, relying on smart agriculture to reduce or eliminate petroleum fertilizers, and using bioplastics as raw fabber materials, those reminded of the "peak oil" scare are going to look around and say:

"Peak oil? What a bunch of nuts.