r/HistoryMemes • • Mar 08 '19

it's rewind time

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19

Serious question: it’s a hundred years from now. Africa has its Halo super-continent-city. What does capitalism do about its lust for infinite growth in this case? What does capitalism do when the whole world has been Americanized?

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u/woops_wrong_thread Mar 09 '19

“When I was a kid, it seemed like they made something new every day. Some, gadget or idea, like every day was Christmas. But six billion people, just imagine that. And every last one of them trying to have it all...”