My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal collapse”

Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by maCDzP on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:56PM (#27852291)

I had never heard of Neo-Malthusianism but I realize that I ascribe to this school of thought.

What ideas made you change your view?

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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by aga98mtl on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:44AM (#27855647)

When a ressource gets rares, prices go up. This drives big incentives to work on substitutes, recycling, higher efficiency, etc.

Ex: People were predicting Peak Oil is the end of our civilisation. Turns out there is plenty of oil deep in the seabed if you are willing to pay $100 per barrel. In turn, $100 barrel push hard on consumers to use more efficient vehicles.

Market prices are a powerful signal that causes everyone to adapt.

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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by neolog on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:22PM (#27852443)

Large populations have lots of interactions, which is good for innovation and commerce.

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