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← For an equal society the population difficulty would be immediate, not a remote one

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 10 May 1893 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: For an equal society the population difficulty would be immediate, not a remote one For an equal society the populationdifficulty would be immediate, not aremote one TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Whether a more equal distribution ofwealth is attainable is uncertain;if it is not, Providence is cruel Last stated 133 years ago 10 May 1893 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Godwin's equal society, if established, would collapse from population growth within thirty years — tap to centre the map on it Godwin's equal society, ifestablished, would collapse frompopulation growth within thirtyyears TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: Plausibly a single idea stands between us and AGI. — tap to centre the map on it Plausibly a single idea standsbetween us and AGI. Last stated 14 years ago 3 Oct 2012 DD David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A world without mass child mortality does not have to be imagined, because rich countries are already living in it. — tap to centre the map on it A world without mass child mortalitydoes not have to be imagined,because rich countries are alreadyliving in it. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jun 2023 SD Saloni Dattani — holds since 2023-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI gives a very clear idea of what is possible, but it is still up to people to walk the terrain. — tap to centre the map on it AI gives a very clear idea of whatis possible, but it is still up topeople to walk the terrain. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether anyone can actually doanything about how good the futureis, rather than whether it matters,is the strongest objection toprioritising it. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future is not determined, and it can be navigated better by understanding the likelihood of events that could affect us. — tap to centre the map on it The future is not determined, and itcan be navigated better byunderstanding the likelihood ofevents that could affect us. Last stated 8 years ago 14 May 2018 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2018-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to be an optimist who works hard than a pessimist who writes about why things will not work, because no amount of such essays moves society forward. — tap to centre the map on it It is better to be an optimist whoworks hard than a pessimist whowrites about why things will notwork, because no amount of suchessays moves society forward. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only afinite population, so populationgrowth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago 13 Dec 1968 GH Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itselfproduce a boom afterwards: expectinga pandemic to renew an economy onits own misreads what followed theBlack Death. Last stated 6 years ago 4 Jun 2020 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in itsown outcome cannot forecastanything, because it contains novariable anyone could change. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Aug 2026 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. — tap to centre the map on it Governments should pay a lot forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Improving entertainment technologyraises the bar parenthood has toclear, because people have childrenwhen it looks more fun than thealternatives. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people should get married andhave kids much earlier than thecurrent average, and have more ofthem. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jan 2025 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Immigration cannot hold a rich country's working-age population steady, because doing so would require it to become 40 to 50 per cent foreign-born. — tap to centre the map on it Immigration cannot hold a richcountry's working-age populationsteady, because doing so wouldrequire it to become 40 to 50 percent foreign-born. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Immigration is irrelevant to thereal problem low fertility creates,because that problem is peoplehaving fewer children than theywanted. Last stated a year ago 14 Oct 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Raising the retirement age could reduce the need for mass migration and fill market niches. — tap to centre the map on it Raising the retirement age couldreduce the need for mass migrationand fill market niches. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JK Joel Kotkin — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
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At the centre For an equal society the population difficulty would be immediate, not a remote one Last stated c. 1798 Holds Thomas Robert Malthus Read this korrent →