One of the more graphic examples of the folly of placing monetary profit on a pedestal is the business of ocean bottom trawling. The practice does indeed result in large catches, i.e. large profits. However, it also disrupts and damages the sea floor, where a lot of nursery action of newborn critters takes place. Over the long haul, catch will be reduced, not increased.

Groundwater and topsoil are gradually being used up. Various attempts to extract more production often result in greater soil erosion. That's why nations with money are buying up land wherever they can.

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