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← Against Malthus, human productive power grows faster than population

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 26 Aug 2022 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under family family Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under energy energy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Against Malthus, human productive power grows faster than population Against Malthus, human productive powergrows faster than population PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilisation raised productive power but failed the average man because of mismanagement — tap to centre the map on it Civilisation raised productive powerbut failed the average man becauseof mismanagement JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit — tap to centre the map on it Despite a hundredfold rise inproductive power, the civilised poorlive worse than the Innuit JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Before about 1870 every burst of productivity growth was eaten by a burst of population growth, leaving living standards where they were. — tap to centre the map on it Before about 1870 every burst ofproductivity growth was eaten by aburst of population growth, leavingliving standards where they were. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 DV Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The research lab, the corporation and globalisation could not have produced sustained growth without the fall in fertility beside them. — tap to centre the map on it The research lab, the corporationand globalisation could not haveproduced sustained growth withoutthe fall in fertility beside them. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 DV Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. — tap to centre the map on it An economy running on muscle powerhas a hard and low ceiling on totalproduction, because its only realinput is land and the returns tomore of it fall away fast. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them. — tap to centre the map on it Human desires have always grownfaster than the ability to fulfillthem. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are thousands of times more powerful than in the Stone Age but not thousands of times happier — tap to centre the map on it Humans are thousands of times morepowerful than in the Stone Age butnot thousands of times happier Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: What broke the Malthusian trap was that productivity growth raised the price of bringing a child to adulthood. — tap to centre the map on it What broke the Malthusian trap wasthat productivity growth raised theprice of bringing a child toadulthood. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 DV Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and childrenhas given hostages to fortune, sincethey hinder great enterprises FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Against Malthus, human productive power grows faster than population Last stated c. 1892 Holds Peter Kropotkin Read this korrent →