> This is circular reasoning It's not circular reasoning because it's not even reasoning. It's a claim. I have not attempted to justify it. I could, and I m

> This is circular reasoning It's not circular reasoning because it's not even reasoning. It's a claim. I have not attempted to justify it. I could, and I may, but I haven't tried to (yet). > This is stated without evidence. Yes. It's another claim. I'd be happy to explain it if you like. > It's a good thing economics isn't actually 0 sum because with more than 10x population growth since the 1700s we'd be fighting over loaves of bread. People still find it difficult to obtain even basic needs like food, even in what another commenter referred to as one of the "affluent" countries. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-security-and-nutrition-assistance https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistic...