>>>I don't think reprioritizing our apending habits would necessarily end civilization. It existed pre iPhone and pre - Industrialization.
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>Come on, Mike. We've known since H.G. Wells that the essence of civilization is specialization.

Thats the kind of answer I would expect from a specialist :)

> For specialists to be productive, an economy and currency is required, and then the parasites appear. The parasites need to be taken care of occasionally. Simple as that.