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Economic and biological growth curves look exponential right up until they don't. Both are limited by energy consumption, and nothing with limits can exceed th
by kristjansson 5y ago
Economic and biological growth curves look exponential right up until they don't. Both are limited by energy consumption, and nothing with limits can exceed the growth rate of its constraint.
- kergonath 5y agoYeah, and if the study of populations has shown us anything, exponentials can also turn quickly into gaussians when a tipping point is passed. Not all of them end up as nice (if you are not afraid of the end of growth anyway) logistic curves.
- kristjansson 5y agoWe’re lucky if we’re on a logistic trajectory