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pat_k

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9. If we can't bring about truly transformative change in time...
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 05:05 PM
18 hrs ago

... what will give is the eggshell economy that is utterly dependent on big spending by the rich, an all-in bet on AI, and a massively, and artificially, inflated stock market.

Perhaps it will take the horrible consequences of a global recession for enough people to recognize this economy by and for the wealthiest is not only immoral, it is insanely fragile.

Another great article backed up by numbers that are downright terrifying:

How does the end begin
https://www.profgalloway.com/how-does-the-end-begin/

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