>> On the other side, we have some people who have always forecast an imminent heat death of Malthusian malaise for us all. Those people have never been right

>> On the other side, we have some people who have always forecast an imminent heat death of Malthusian malaise for us all. Those people have never been right I'd argue that for a very large part of the global population, maybe even the majority, life as they know is, is pretty close to a Malthusian malaise, and has been for ages.