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They mentioned the Aral Sea. I want to highlight that because the the sea was destroyed by building water, management structures, dams, and canals, and that sort of thing, All with the attention of supporting a cash, crop industry cotton
The USSR believed just as western economies that infinite productivity can be achieved through an application of technology. Second law of thermodynamics takes issue with that fantasy. There’s 2nd law wins. Always.
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