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We currently have about 800 times the population as we did during the time of hunter gatherers, so we can lose quite a large portion of our population while sti
by bitshiftfaced 1y ago
We currently have about 800 times the population as we did during the time of hunter gatherers, so we can lose quite a large portion of our population while still greatly exceeding the previous levels. It could be that we are seeing the end game of logistic growth. A decline in population would mean that resources would become cheaper, which in turn could stimulate population growth again.
- missedthecue 1y agoA population that declines through birth rate attrition gets old. The average age in hunter gather communities was about 15 years old. In the next 10-20 years, the average age in a number of countries is going to approach 60. You can't just think about raw numbers, you have to think about demography.
- ceejayoz 1y agoTo some extent. But hunter gatherers didn't have access to hip replacements and ibuprophen, either.
- missedthecue 1y agoIt's not really taken by a robot. You key in your order rather than asking an employee to. The same amount of human labor is being done.
- ceejayoz 1y agoI think you meant to post this to the other thread. I'm not talking about self-service kiosks, I'm talking about "talk directly to the machine" sort of things they're already testing out.