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title: "The human world is not more fragile now: it always has been | Aeon Essays"
date: 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
author: Ricardo Mendes
url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2017/06/06/the-human-world-is-not-more-fragile-now-it-always/
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# The human world is not more fragile now: it always has been | Aeon Essays

## [The human world is not more fragile now: it always has been | Aeon Essays](https://aeon.co/essays/the-human-world-is-not-more-fragile-now-it-always-has-been)

> The end of the world is a growth industry.