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The human mode oriented toward goals, profit, money, power, work, and instrumental calculation.
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utilitarian nature
The human mode oriented toward goals, profit, money, power, work, and instrumental calculation.
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"...we humans are actually capitalists. We are actually composed of two natures. We are composed of an altruistic nature and we are composed of..."
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"...It would screw everything up. Okay? So we have two different natures and we keep them separate. What capital does, that's very interesting, is..."
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"And at first, that's good. Why? Because when you're altruistic, you don't really want to do anything. Okay? Because you don't want to offend..."
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"So at first, this is good. Okay? Now you're expanding the system. And then you reach a point of its maximum growth. But then..."
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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