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Institutional investors = lots of money desperate for positive (inflation adjusted) returns. The earth doesn't get any bigger and somehow the whole world econo
by xchaotic 8y ago
Institutional investors = lots of money desperate for positive (inflation adjusted) returns.
The earth doesn't get any bigger and somehow the whole world economy is currently built on the expectation of perpetual growth.
- slededit 8y agoThe earth doesn't get a whole lot bigger, but consider that 100 years ago sand was useful only as fill. Now there is a trillion dollar industry turning it into microprocessors. Value does not derive solely from raw materials.
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- hueving 8y agoThe earth isn't the thing buying stuff. It's people. Once population count goes stagnant or starts to decline then a lot of investment models will have problems.