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> I imagine a lot of humans will be left to die Which would mean discontent and rebellion. I don't think any significant portion of the population would just d
by magpi3 3y ago
> I imagine a lot of humans will be left to die
Which would mean discontent and rebellion. I don't think any significant portion of the population would just die quietly. And from what you described, you are probably talking about 50-90% of the population.
Of course if you are cynical, you could just say that technology could "solve" this problem as well.
- pydry 3y agoIt probably will. Technological leaps have often led to new kinds of war which reshape the world order (e.g. industrial revolution -> WW1). Meanwhile, the efficiency with which capitalism (and war) created an angry, resentful underclass sowed the seeds that allowed fascism to bloom in the run up to WW2.
- Gud 3y agoImagine a world with 1% of the current population. There would still be millions of humans, the right amount ? A world given back to the wild. Each person supported by a near limitless amount fusion energy and robot assistance, 500 years into the future, a long time after the cleansing of the undesirables. Sort of like what happened to the native americans, or the natives after any conquest really.