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>Are there limits to economic growth? (nature.com) There is no limit to imagination other than time and resource, however if its possible to extend lifespans i
by Terry_Roll 5y ago
>Are there limits to economic growth? (nature.com)
There is no limit to imagination other than time and resource, however if its possible to extend lifespans indefinitely, there may be no limit to imagination, and that might truly open up the field of quantum physics.
However living within one's means or resources is what could limit lifespans and thus imagination if breeding continues unabated and thus stagnation of development & efficiency within a population and new resources can not be inputted.
External inputs could include getting into space for additional resources, Helium13 is reportedly a good nuclear with little radioactive waste, rare on earth but abundant on the moon.
Imagination can create changes in real life, which can make life more efficient, but there might come a point where eugenics makes a comeback if biology, technology doesnt make people more intelligent.
Look at the factoid being bandied about that if everyone went vegetarian we could free up 80% of the farmland, of course this ignores lab grown meat which is reportedly 66% more efficient, but like all new tech there will be pitfalls which might harm the early adopters but there again might not.
Who bloody knows?