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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by WalterBright on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:40PM (#22428744)
> is to a large part dependant an chance

Not at all. I can start a business tomorrow, and if I do nothing or do stupid things with it, the odds of success are zero.

> only so many natural resources

We've literally only scratched the surface. Also, they aren't consumed. Things can always be refined and repurposed, as long as energy is available.

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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by pyrale on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:32AM (#22431642)
Energy is not infinite, and the subset of that energy that can be used without killing the ecosystem we depend on is very limited.
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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by WalterBright on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:44AM (#22431691)
Yes, there are a limited number of atoms in the universe, and we should be worried about that.
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