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Scarcity of resources is also a temporary (but serious) problem. So, pushing back the date of catastrophe far enough is exactly what's needed. Conditions are n
by JabavuAdams 17y ago
Scarcity of resources is also a temporary (but serious) problem.
So, pushing back the date of catastrophe far enough is exactly what's needed. Conditions are not static. Often buying more time is all that's necessary.
How do you live for ever? Don't die.
- billswift 17y agoCurrently resources are not scarce except in the economic sense. But a growing population will eventually surpass ANY POSSIBLE resource base. Robin Hanson's most recent post on Overcoming Bias http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/limits-to-growth.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/limits-to-growth.html discusses this in some detail.