Beware of hyperbolic headlines. But in this case, I’m afraid, as Ulrike Herrmann’s very readable book The End of Capitalism makes clear, the choice between capitalism and civilisation really does seem to be either/or – and the end will probably come a lot sooner that we thought.
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You misunderstand. Capitalism will end. The question is whether or not it will take humans with it.
Sure, but this a facetious and nihilistic point. The question of the article is whether and how we might choose to end it.
Who would have thought that infinite growth on a finite planet would cause problems ?