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To complete comment I have to add one more thought. Infinite growth is also required for high quality of life unfortunately. Once there is no promise of futur
by ozim 4y ago
To complete comment I have to add one more thought.
Infinite growth is also required for high quality of life unfortunately.
Once there is no promise of future earnings by spending now - we start going into zero sum game. Living in a society where every day you have to worry about not loosing piece of pie is really a bad life to live.
Less people means lower pressure to find new ways of getting resources - if there is enough people on earth we might have enough money to get resources from astro-mining if needed.
- vanviegen 4y agoI don't buy that line of thinking. People can still (on average) have career growth by taking an ever larger piece of the pie. And then they retire/die, leaving more pie for the young ones. Also, we have the tech to make this pie comfortably big.
- imtringued 4y agoThere is this dude that is constantly pulling money out of the economy, leaving less for everyone else. Stop him (the rent seeking) and he won't bother you anymore.