Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960)
by convolvatron on Friday November 13, 2026 @02:00PM
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I have heard this before...in what sense would adding population result in more innovation rather than having a more supportive environment for the people we already have (healthcare, education, financing, etc).
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Re:"Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960)
by forshaper on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:45PM
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Simply more nodes for experiences to bounce through, so long as they have ways to communicate enough to copy, recombine, and incrementally improve on their activity. The more people copying, recombining, and improving on stuff, the more innovation.
Often easier to consider this in terms of competitive sports, though you could check seshatdb or something to see if it holds at scale. For example, YouTube really changed a lot with sports.