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The only true limiter to growth is energy. We are nowhere close to utilizing all the energy we can get our hands on. No one is saying there are no limits to gro
by HDThoreaun 1y ago
The only true limiter to growth is energy. We are nowhere close to utilizing all the energy we can get our hands on. No one is saying there are no limits to growth on earth, the question is just when those limits will appear.
- atoav 1y agoSure but last time I checked infinity was quite a large number, so infinite growth requires infinite energy. We are not talking about "could things grow a bit more during my lifetime", we are talking about our systemic demand for infinite growth. In a capitalist system a society that manages its resources perfectly in a sustainable way has less potential for short term growth than one that just thinks about the next quarter.
- HDThoreaun 1y agoOn a multi thousand year timescale I think you have a point, but even on the multi hundred year time scale we will not run out of opportunities to grow our energy production and therefore we will not run out of opportunities for economic growth.