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One problem about it is that without growth, there's no way European pension commitments will be paid. Growth was baked into these promises and we don't have an
by anovikov 1y ago
One problem about it is that without growth, there's no way European pension commitments will be paid. Growth was baked into these promises and we don't have any.
- Andrex 1y agoWhat kind of stupid idiots would ever design a system that assumed indefinite growth? We get what we deserve...
- jayess 1y agoDemocracy. Vote yourself money.
- groundzeros2015 1y agoWhat about a political outlook where nothing ever gets better in the future
- tacker2000 1y agoYou have to go deeper than that, I think in the end our whole species’ goal is growth at all costs and this is subconsciously baked into every decision we make…
- mongol 1y agoThe system is not designed, and it does not assume indefinite growth. But another way to capture your point is to say our society strives toward constant improvement, which I don't really see an obvious end to. It is always possible to improve, isn't it?