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Do we need to produce more, though?


It seems that most peoples of most countries have an unquenchable thirst for more, yes. No one forced the car, the smart phone, the sugary snacks, cheap plastic toys, ... to exist. They exist because people want them.

Maybe certain people think they are made of better clay than the average consumer and should determine what everyone else can buy; that path is a dangerous one...


> Maybe certain people think..

Maybe certain people shouldn't be so quick to call other people fascists just because they voiced a thought on capitalism's need for infinite growth. Ironically enough, certain people are the thought police here, with a dangerous path...


> Maybe certain people shouldn't be so quick to call other people fascists […]

Nobody did that here, though.


I didn't claim that anyone did.. If you didn't notice, I just used the same construct as the person above me to throw out accusations with deniability.. But we all know what they meant, and that was a wild take based on my simple question.




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