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

Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by jopsen on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:02AM (#27855405)

> There is a bit of hubris in thinking that a computer simulation can predict the entirety of human action.

Individually humans are hard to predict... but a flock of humans might not be so hard to predict :)

That said: it's easy to underestimate the power of economics. Once natural resources becomes expensive, we'll find ways to minimize, recycle and migrate to renewable resources.

The biggest risk is if we don't limit pollution.

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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by effingwewt on Saturday July 17, 2021 @04:37AM (#27864417)

I think you are positing the question of 'does human behavior have emergent properties'.

I wonder this a lot myself, but how could we see it without Aeons of data? Will we survive ourselves long enough to find out?

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