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Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under family family Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Sustained growth in living standards required productivity to accelerate and population growth to fall at the same time. Sustained growth in living standardsrequired productivity to accelerate andpopulation growth to fall at the sametime. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 DV Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — 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: Population growth matters only insofar as people consume and produce. — tap to centre the map on it Population growth matters onlyinsofar as people consume andproduce. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — 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: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly bymaterial resources, so running outof them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Sept 2020 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal. — tap to centre the map on it For the whole of human history thebottleneck on progress has beengetting a group of smart peopletogether around a shared goal. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 AW Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline. — tap to centre the map on it A declining manufacturing share ofGDP as an economy matures reflectseconomic success rather thandecline. Last stated 11 months ago 23 Nov 2025 AB Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. — tap to centre the map on it The harm done by low fertility isthat people end up with fewerchildren than they wanted, not thata society runs short of workers. Last stated a year ago 14 Oct 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — 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 career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insectcontrol has armed itself with modernweapons and turned them against theearth RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming systemwould need far more land and wouldproduce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago 28 May 2023 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Amazon is a relativelyenvironmentally clean company on aper-dollar basis because of itsoperational efficiency. Last stated a year ago 7 Oct 2025 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Sustained growth in living standards required productivity to accelerate and population growth to fall at the same time. Last stated 11 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Dietrich Vollrath Read this korrent →