As prescient as anything I've read in quite some time. Had I read this article a year ago, I would have simply continued along. I can tell you from personal experience and people I'm close to, a good portion of events and actions you're describing have already occurred. Homesteading, homeschooling, energy efficiency, migration towards family. The only thing I've yet to see or experience is bartering, but, there's plenty of time for that I suppose...