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Compared to them we might all be very poor and there is no way for anyone to become rich. Not sure about that. See this paper by Robin Hanson: http://hanson.gm
by revorad 17y ago
Compared to them we might all be very poor and there is no way for anyone to become rich.
Not sure about that. See this paper by Robin Hanson:
http://hanson.gmu.edu/IEEESpectrum-6-08.pdf http://hanson.gmu.edu/IEEESpectrum-6-08.pdf
- pfedor 17y agoHaven't read the full paper, but this caught my eye: The world economy, which now doubles in 15 years, would soon double in a week to a month According to the book "The Birth of Plenty" by William J. Bernstein, the world's wealth has been growing at a steady rate of 2% since 1820. Not sure where the disagreement comes from. Maybe the author of the article doesn't make a correction for inflation?
- revorad 17y agoThis talk may shed some light (see from the 34min mark). http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7034028366249083385&ei=Dz1KSpOtGMed-Aa_t4DNAQ&q=robin+hanson+tomorrow+people&hl=en http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-70340283662490833...