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Our current economic systems require infinite growth in a finite system. In cellular biology, this is known as ‘cancer.’ (lemm.ee)

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[–] troed@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Nah. We have almost infinite energy to use from the Sun, and with enough energy other resources can easily be reused.

Add to that that the correlation between human wellbeing and energy usage is 1:1.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 12 hours ago

Oh its finite. And not the only finite resource we need.

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