This is the classic “Prophet vs Wizard” dichotomy as laid out in The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles Mann. I highly recommend the book for getting a thorough

This is the classic “Prophet vs Wizard” dichotomy as laid out in The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles Mann. I highly recommend the book for getting a thorough background on the thoughts of both camps. I really wish it wasn’t always presented as a binary choice. I’m not convinced that we can’t be both less wasteful and more productive. Like genetically engineering plants that require fewer pesticides and less tilling. But I guess that’s just the Wizard view.