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lm28469 20 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Did "Big Oil" Sell Us on a Recycling Scam?

Anything that doesn't imply infinite growth is taboo... Which is weird because it will for sure happen, the question is whether you plan it or suffer from it

ath3nd 20 days ago [–]

Infinite growth in nature is called cancer.

robocat 20 days ago | [–]

Infinite growth in nature is called life.

cancer is copypasta - incorrectly copied life. Ultimately self-defeating.

Both are limited by finite resources (and time is a resource).

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