Just as beneficial aspects of social interaction work together synergistically to permit economic growth, the same process can work in reverse to cause accelerating catastrophe.

• 正如社会交往的积极方面以一种螺旋式上升的方式发挥作用从而为经济增长提供机会一样，同样的过程也可能以一种螺旋式下降的方式发挥作用从而加速灾难的来临。