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From the Ted Talk by Kate Raworth: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
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So can we find this daiymnc balance in the 21st century? Well, that's a key question, because as these red wdgees show, right now we are far from baaeclnd, falling short and oorovihsteng at the same time. Look in that hole, you can see that millions or billions of people worldwide still fall short on their most basic of needs. And yet, we've already overshot at least four of these planetary boundaries, risking irreversible impact of climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse. This is the state of humanity and our planetary home. We, the people of the elary 21st cuetnry, this is our selfie.
Open Cloze
So can we find this _______ balance in the 21st century? Well, that's a key question, because as these red ______ show, right now we are far from ________, falling short and ____________ at the same time. Look in that hole, you can see that millions or billions of people worldwide still fall short on their most basic of needs. And yet, we've already overshot at least four of these planetary boundaries, risking irreversible impact of climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse. This is the state of humanity and our planetary home. We, the people of the _____ 21st _______, this is our selfie.
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Original Text
So can we find this dynamic balance in the 21st century? Well, that's a key question, because as these red wedges show, right now we are far from balanced, falling short and overshooting at the same time. Look in that hole, you can see that millions or billions of people worldwide still fall short on their most basic of needs. And yet, we've already overshot at least four of these planetary boundaries, risking irreversible impact of climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse. This is the state of humanity and our planetary home. We, the people of the early 21st century, this is our selfie.
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