ACX
Slightly Against Underpopulation Worries
Scott Alexander argues that underpopulation concerns are overstated and likely irrelevant due to expected technological changes by 2100.
22 min read 3,325 words
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Your Book Review: The Wizard And The Prophet
A review of 'The Wizard and the Prophet' by Charles Mann, exploring contrasting approaches to human-nature relationships through the lives of William Vogt and Norman Borlaug.
41 min read 6,332 words
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1960: The Year The Singularity Was Cancelled
Scott examines hyperbolic growth models in population and economics, their apparent cancellation around 1960, and speculates on AI's potential to restart such growth.
24 min read 3,673 words
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In The Future, Everyone Will Be Famous To Fifteen People
Scott imagines a future where population growth leads to more historians than historical subjects, resulting in extreme academic specialization and scrutiny of ordinary individuals from our era.
10 min read 1,489 words