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Thomas Piketty

Jiang uses Thomas Piketty to state that, over the past century, the financial economy has grown faster than the real economy and capital has grown faster than manufacturing.

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Modern economic analogy based on the past 100 years, presented on 2024-10-08.

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Jiang uses Thomas Piketty to state that, over the past century, the financial economy has grown faster than the real economy and capital has grown faster than manufacturing.

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Too Many Rich People, Too Little Power

2024-10-08, day precision · Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

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"...a book called, Capital, in the 21st Century, by Thomas Pickens. Thomas Piketty. Thomas Piketty, is a French economist. And, this is a very..."

Too Many Rich People, Too Little Power

2024-10-08, day precision · Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

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"Real economy, grows at, 2%. Alright? If things stay stable, over time, this will happen, to all societies. Capital, will grow faster, than the..."

Collapse Is Sudden

2025-08-22, day precision · Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse

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"...theory. Um. Is proposed by an economist. A French economist named Thomas Piketty. Piketty. Okay. And he wrote a book called Capital in the..."

Collapse Is Sudden

2025-08-22, day precision · Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse

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"...does not grow that fast. Okay. And the difference is stark. Thomas Piketty spent a lot of time going over income tax. Just looking..."

The Oceanic Currents Of History

2025-02-18, day precision · Civilization #31: The Oceanic Currents of History

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"...time. So, there's this very famous French economist. His name is Thomas Piketty. And he wrote a book called Capital in the 21st Century...."

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