mk
@mk
Do we really need population growth?
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adrienne
@adrienne
@erik wrote a thoughtful piece about the case for population growth also this chart π¬ https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/more-people-is-better
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mk
@mk
Thanks, it's a great piece. Population growth has historically been a good thing. However, imagine a constant population going forward; would there remain optimal avenues for prosperity, productivity, etc.? Obviously, in the limit, population growth cannot always be good (probably before we are shoulder-to-shoulder).
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adrienne
@adrienne
I like the thought of a self sustaining constant population, but equilibrium is hard to sustain outside of a laboratory. Given that, itβs gotta be better to have a growing population than a shrinking one.
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simon
@sa
Every person in the world currently could fit in Jacksonville, FL. We'll be in all kinds of other trouble before we're shoulder to shoulder.
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