> All I am seeing here is the argument that given a high enough population fertile environments don't matter. This is the exact opposite of what I read GP to s

> All I am seeing here is the argument that given a high enough population fertile environments don't matter. This is the exact opposite of what I read GP to say. They were making the point that for every “genius” driving innovation, there is a long trail of people necessary to support and foster such innovation. This is not an “innovation by numbers” argument.