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Slate Star Codex recently did an analysis of technological progress and income growth and found that the most correlated variable was population growth. Malthus
by drak0n1c 8y ago
Slate Star Codex recently did an analysis of technological progress and income growth and found that the most correlated variable was population growth. Malthus' predictions never came true.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/04/22/1960-the-year-the-singularity-was-cancelled/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/04/22/1960-the-year-the-sing...
- rabidrat 8y agoHe was right in spirit, wrong on timeline (and perhaps mechanism).
- AstralStorm 8y agoGapminder data suggests stabilization rather than vastly old or shrinking population. A slowing trend indicative of sigmoid in both wealth and number of people. Currently, India, South America and China are catching up, Africa is probably next. Pushing lifespans past average 100 will be very difficult.