I would encourage all to read Jared Diamond's book Collapse, which examines a number of societies that did. While you're at it, read David Graber's book Debt: The First 5,000 Years, which details how the concepts of obligation, fairness and codes of conduct came into being. That will give you a context for answering the two questions I posed earlier.
The answer given (too G-D expensive) is an incredibly short-sighted and unsustainable approach.
The answer given (too G-D expensive) is an incredibly short-sighted and unsustainable approach.
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