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>>21705861

Fair enough, we were discussing collapse so I assumed you meant it could be offset by that.

>>21705851
If burning fossil fuels didn't have any environmental consequences that would sound like a reasonable scenario. However, we're already at 500 PPM of carbon equivalent greenhouse gas concentrations, something last seen over 20 million years ago when the planet was 4 degrees warmer. And it will continue increasing as long as there's no viable alternative energy source.

There's no reason to think this won't cause serious issues with the global economic system as it is today.


>>21705906
>growth stops and and things go south all the time, then life goes on

Yes, life goes on because growth resumes. When you take a loan to start a business, then pay it back with interest, money is created out of nothing. To work correctly this mechanism rests on the assumption that economic activity will increase (that is how I can pay back the loan). If
everyone defaults on their debts what happens? You don't even need marxist analysis to see this, you just admitted to being an illiterate brainlet by bringing his name up.