"What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer the question proves you are a moral and practical idiot. Well, economists make such calculations all the time, but that's their job, and they think it makes sense. In this case, better just to throw up your hands and say civilization is effectively a fiscal infinity, a human infinity." (264)
> from Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future (2020)
> tagged with #culture, #capitalism
> created Apr 21, 2025 at 9:25:39 AM
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