Article note: Attn silicon valley: Infinite growth is _not_ required for something to be useful or successful. In fact, infinite growth trajectory usually spells doom.
It’s my belief that history is a wheel. “Inconsistency is my very essence” -says the wheel- “Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don’t complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away”.