Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Unlimited expansion without purpose is destructive and unsustainable like cancer.
- In plain terms
- Growing just to grow is bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Growth needs a purpose.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is growth always good?
- What should we grow instead?
Another view
Some growth is necessary for survival.
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