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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens — 7 Ways Growth Ends | Frankly 164
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7 Ways Growth Ends | Frankly 164

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

In this week's Frankly, Nate examines the possibility that global economic growth is approaching its limits, reframing it as a historically unusual period in human history enabled by an extraordinary inheritance of fossil fuels. By tracing the relationship between economic output and the energy, materials, and…

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“Hello @thegreatsimplification, little Frenchie here. While I agree with you on the idea that we need less throughput, a notable part of why the situation is so dire here in France is that there has been terrible prioritization in the past 2…”

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