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    Capitalism's Self-Destructive Spiral

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    2026年1月4日
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    An exploration of how capitalism's demand for endless growth threatens ecological stability and human survival, examining the system's fundamental contradictions and potential alternatives for a sustainable future.

    Capitalism's Self-Destructive Spiral

    Capitalism's Self-Destructive Spiral最佳语录

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    The system literally requires exponential growth just to service its own debts, creating a fundamental contradiction where we are essentially running a Ponzi scheme with the planet as collateral.

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    The destructiveness of capitalism

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