In other words, it codifies the degree of mixing of the state describing a given finite system.

The logical impossibility of infinite growth within a finite system (the Earth) is the real problem here.

So long as we have an economic paradigm predicated upon infinite growth within a finite system, surely this can be the only outcome?

Living in a finite system while consuming along linear lines is not debatable.

This even holds if we limit the input to finite systems.

The proof also assumes that the density vanishes at infinity, making it valid only for finite systems.

For any finite system, the superselection is imperfect.

If all parties in a finite system is on board with non-possession, there is no wealth or poverty.

Then there is the pretty self-evident fact that we cannot have indefinite growth in a finite system.

A unifying framework for complexity measures of finite systems.