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askchapo • 3 years ago

Why does capitalism require infinite growth?

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Why does capitalism require infinite growth?

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askchapo • 3 years ago

I always see people say it but Idk the origin

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ElGosso [he/him]
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3 years ago
"Growth" just means "profit," nobody is incentivized to do anything in capitalism without profit so if "growth stops" then everything stops

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