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>what does that even mean? It's precisely analogous: the age of oil will be "over" long before we run out of oil. That's how resource economics work.

• tamana 10y ago
  It's not. The stone age ended because we invented better tech, without raising stone prices. Oil costs will rise.
  • nickff 10y ago
    Not all stones are equally useful for tools. For example, your tribe may run out of easily accessible obsidian, which is essentially a cost increase.