What Douglas Rushkoff thinks about capitalism
Media theorist and writer; author of Program or Be Programmed and Team Human, and host of the Team Human podcast.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Douglas Rushkoff has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingGrowth-based capitalism is like a computer program with a resource leak that cannot run forever.
Their wordsLike the Club of Rome explained in the 1970s, the game we're playing is taking up more resources than can be regenerated by the real world. It's a clever game, this growth-based capitalism thing, but it can't be left running forever.
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