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Ponzi Austerity in The Age of Cultural Abundance

The American Vandal

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The Broken Recycling Mechanism, Political Ungovernability, and the Future of Technology

This chapter discusses the breakdown of recycling in China, political ungovernability, slow-burning recession, concentration in the IT sector, and the potential collapse of economies of scale and corporate capitalism with the rise of 3D printers. The hosts also explore the importance of democratic regulation in determining whether technology can serve the common good or enslave humanity.

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