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We have long labored under the delusion that civilization runs on pieces of paper.
In reality, money is merely a claim on energy and time, whereas metabolism is the energy and time in motion.
A civilization thrives only when it optimizes its metabolic efficiency, allowing it to move beyond base survival toward expanded carrying capacity.
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