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Literate Machine · June 21 · 27 min

Why Infinite Growth is not Possible

Innovation and the stars will not be enough to give us infinite growth in a capitalist economy and all you have to do to know why is look at the evidence Support this project at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield and get early, ad free episodes, exclusive author's notes, and more for only $1. Support via one-time donation at: https://ko-fi.com/literatemachine Text Version: https://literatemachine.com/2026/06/21/no-infinite-growth-is-not-possible/ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/MLhhlgB59mY Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/06/21/no-infinite-growth-is-not-possible/#bibliography

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Innovation and the stars will not be enough to give us infinite growth in a capitalist economy and all you have to do to know why is look at the evidence

Support this project at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield and get early, ad free episodes, exclusive author's notes, and more for only $1.

Support via one-time donation at: https://ko-fi.com/literatemachine

Text Version: https://literatemachine.com/2026/06/21/no-infinite-growth-is-not-possible/

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/MLhhlgB59mY

Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/06/21/no-infinite-growth-is-not-possible/#bibliography

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