Progress isn't infinite, status is often a zero-sum competition, and exponential economic growth is something that only people who are bad-at-math want (and sho

Progress isn't infinite, status is often a zero-sum competition, and exponential economic growth is something that only people who are bad-at-math want (and should they be doing economics?). Also, the whole essay is begging-the-question; so much of the argument is <<we need more people because "more is better".