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True, those same people spend billions on building the tallest buildings, the biggest man-made island systems, CERN, atomic weapon stock-piles, advanced military systems, ahhmmm, what else - when there are fundamental human problems that need solving - health and welfare, slavery, poverty, etc.

In all the essentials, we are no different to those who have become before us.




Why aren't tall buildings economically useful?




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