GIGAMΞSH
@gigamesh
It’s surprising to me how little scrutiny this claim receives. Maybe it’s true, but haven’t many species had stable populations for millions of years? Basing it only on human history seems like a sampling error.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Society != species
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GIGAMΞSH
@gigamesh
also: society ≠ sharks 🙂 It seems possible to me that tech enables continued increase in well being without infinite growth, and maybe declining birth rate is evidence of it.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Growth is important for human psychology. Hedonistic adaption.
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