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0 pointsastrange1mo ago0 comments

> Remember, that capitalism is growth at all costs, until the host is dead, aka cancer.

"Growth" in economics means trading things more often, not using more resources.

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It also often means more efficiency. I think people are too quick to dismiss the fruits of Western post enlightenment economic thinking.

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0 pointsastrange1mo ago0 comments

> Remember, that capitalism is growth at all costs, until the host is dead, aka cancer.

"Growth" in economics means trading things more often, not using more resources.

ch4s31mo ago

It also often means more efficiency. I think people are too quick to dismiss the fruits of Western post enlightenment economic thinking.

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