The Borg: A Financial Allegory

The money system is eerily Borg-like. Because it structurally requires growth, it works relentlessly to assimilate all forms of capital. The natural consequence is that everything must be for sale. Values of freedom, independence, self-reliance, and even conservation are subservient to the goal of growth—which is really just growth of the financial Borg, not human welfare or the security of a habitable planet. Full Story »

Posted by Greg Boyle
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Posted by: Posted by Greg Boyle - Oct 6, 2008 - 9:24 AM PDT
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Edited by: Greg Boyle - Oct 6, 2008 - 9:24 AM PDT

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