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The Inward Draw of Capitalism
The emergence of capital has at least three notable effects. Firstly, the more capital we succeed in creating — the process is risky, remember, and we can’t guarantee we will create any — the more specialized we are likely to individually become, meaning the less our understanding of supply and demand helpfully extends beyond our own circumstances
... See moreSacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
The problem at the end of the Reagan cycle is that capital has successfully expanded, but is no longer able to drive the economy, and has left a large part of society increasingly unequal.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
This is the belief that every year, the economy—and each individual company in it—should get bigger and bigger.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
As economic anthropologist Jason Hickel has explained,“under capitalism, ‘growth’ is not about increasing production to meet human needs. It is about increasing production in order to extract and accumulate profit. That is the overriding objective.”