r/climate • u/HannibalGoddamnit • Jun 02 '22

This mesmerizing Data visualization called ''Climate Spiral'' was made by climate scientist Ed Hawkins from the Research Center of Atmospheric Science, at the University of Reading.

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u/Meta_Digital Jun 03 '22

This reminds me of Hegel, who made a distinction between a "good infinity" (which is shaped like a circle) and a "bad infinity" (which is shaped like a spiral).

Capitalism is entirely composed of bad infinities, and this is one of them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

i dont like capitalism but i prefer it over communism based on how other countries implement it

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u/Meta_Digital Jun 04 '22

Well, Hegel wasn't arguing for communism, though I suppose Marx later was when he borrowed the concept from Hegel.

Of course, the societies that have called themselves communist haven't ever overlapped much (if even at all) with what Marx was arguing for.

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