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Your solution sounds equivalent to creating a permanent economic depression. Good thing that anyone who implements this will be outcompeted by those who don’t.
by throwaway316943 6y ago
Your solution sounds equivalent to creating a permanent economic depression. Good thing that anyone who implements this will be outcompeted by those who don’t.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoI’m well aware it would create an economic depression, hence my acknowledging that politically, a real solution is not possible to enact. Our economy and expectations of life are based on consuming as much as we can, and so we shall. The optimal move for each individual is to enjoy life as much as they can, regardless of the effects of their consumption. Whether or not it’s a good thing (for descendants) depends on how true predictions like these are: https://xkcd.com/1732/ https://xkcd.com/1732/