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Let me repeat that: Our civilization is constitutionally incapable of reversing the annihilation of natural capital, or even slowing it down. Get used to that. When we really understand that, the project of reconceiving civilization itself will gain powerful impetus.

Charles Eisenstein

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Charles Eisenstein
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 25
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