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Alternative conclusion (not sure if the reasoning is correct) is that people will reach longevity relatively soon so new people won't be born anymore. Anyway,
by RivieraKid 9y ago
Alternative conclusion (not sure if the reasoning is correct) is that people will reach longevity relatively soon so new people won't be born anymore.
Anyway, it's really fascinating if you think about this. We're living in possibly the most unique and interesting century in the 200k year history of mankind - and even in the 4B years history of life - what are the chances of that? We're near the peak rate of technological progress.
What we consider normal, constant technological and societal progress is unique in the big picture, it can't continue forever and will stabilize in a few thousands years. After that, there will be long periods of stability and little change. The year 738,842 won't be dramatically different from 1,738,938.