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The Earth isn't a closed system. The Universe might be but I feel pretty confident we'll have moved on from any currently recognizable economic system by the time we fill that up.
8 23 ReplyFor practical purposes, the earth might as well be a closed system. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Overshoot_Day
23 0 ReplyThis isn't actually a measure of resource usage in reference to a closed system tho.
2 1 ReplyI don't know mate, you sound like you're being deliberately obtuse here.
7 1 ReplyI'm not, it's literally not a metric relevant to the Earth as a closed system, it's a measure of carbon capture and production.
2 0 ReplyMy peep, you realize that cancer is not inside a closed system by the same definition, yes? Likewise you don't die from cancer because you" run out of resources"
9 0 ReplyNot sure what this has to do with me pointing out your reference for earth effectively being a closed system is wrongly applied.
But also I agree, your memes analogy between capitalism and cancer doesn't actually make sense. It's just punchy but nonsensical.
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The Earth isn't a closed system.
Where else in the universe there are trees and animals?
For all ecological purposes Earth is a closed system.
15 3 ReplyThe sun would like to have a word
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With how climate change has been accelerating lately, I wish I shared your optimism.
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