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thelastgallontoday at 4:30 AM0 repliesview on HN

I forgot to add these two dimensions: technology and fictional growth.

Technology is hijacking biology. Biology uses sex as pleasure to make more. But FAANG companies have hijacked biology: https://cwcp.ca/blog/limbic-capitalism/

Entertainment technology, first as TV, now as mobile phone (the worst kind of technology) has provided continuous low grade drip dopamine. This with contraception is a killer combination.

Automobile is another technology that is anti kids. Kids used to roam freely. Now they need to watched at home all the time. This is super exhausting and consumes all available time of parents. Kids used to go out, play, socialize, get hungry and come back home to be fed and they sleep (because they are tired).

The economy is another 'technology' and the 'growth' idiocy is another dimension. All countries are using one neat trick to boost 'GDP' growth, make real estate super costly and create elaborate financial structures for a basic need: housing. Magically, you add some growth, while restricting supply and making things worse for everyone. Making housing an asset class is making everything worse. Similarly, financializing healthcare to boost GDP growth, which is now 20% of the economy and growing!

There is no consequence free growth or technology. There are always consequences and they will eventually show up.