Civilization is a living organism: energy dissipation brings in raw materials. If material consumption beats decay, civilization grows giving new access to fuel reserves and enabling exponential growth.

But what if decay wins instead? #economicgrowth https://t.co/jNAq7bEPYT https://t.co/MIJLQyWs24 https://twitter.com/nephologue/status/1056236241077878784