“…Similarly, humans transform resources into mechanical labor and objects (Bonaiuti, 2011). Nevertheless, G-R confirms that, on earth, the fourth thermodynamic law, for which matter is also subject to irretrievable dissipation, is valid (Couix, 2020;Georgescu-Roegen, 1978;Leff, 2019). In other words, the incoming solar energy flow will not be able to sustain labor (life activities) endlessly because "it is impossible to recycle matter completely" (Mayumi, 2009(Mayumi, , p. 1243.…”