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I don't think that's actually true, people knew about the population increase, and eventually the obvious problem with food was worked on (machines to fix nitro
by Vecr 3y ago
I don't think that's actually true, people knew about the population increase, and eventually the obvious problem with food was worked on (machines to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, pesticides, large farming machinery, weather prediction, record keeping and communication, futures). A population level of at least 7 billion is probably required if you want people to have the specialization and research capacity of 2018, even with education and medical improvements (that have actually gotten worse since 2018).
- Turskarama 3y agoWhat you need is enough people with access to education, and enough of a safety net to risk innovation. Given that there are a lot of people in the world who still have no access to a university level education and are living paycheck to paycheck, I'd speculate that you could possibly get away with half or even less the 2018 population in order to maintain 2018 technology in a system that actually worked on merit.