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Apologies if I'm coming from too far behind in the conversation, but I have a question about your post-scarcity assumption. It seems to me that in most societi
by DoofusOfDeath 10y ago
Apologies if I'm coming from too far behind in the conversation, but I have a question about your post-scarcity assumption.
It seems to me that in most societies, human populations continue to grow until they hit some hard resource barrier. And it's not a simple, gentle equilibrium that's reached: we usually end up with poverty and/or war as a result.
How would you reconcile my take on human nature with your expectation of post-scarcity?
- snuxoll 10y agoThe human population seems to be stabilizing actually, with dramatically decreased infant mortality most parents these days focus on one or two kids instead of three or more - this is even more prevalent in more educated populations. Finland, for example had more deaths than births last year. I wouldn't be surprised if the population of the human race shrinks over the next century.