Next?

I know... it's the Star Trek era with replicators...

Human history can be divided into five distinct societies

1. Hunter gather
2. Agricultural
3. Mercantile capitalism
4. Industrial capitalism
5. Consumer capitalism

Human population, knowledge, energy use & global environmental damage increases with each transition.

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— Mark Maslin (@ProfMarkMaslin) February 28, 2019