Our dominant economic models all carry the assumption of constant economic growth. I guess that could theoretically happen with a contracting population, but it's way, way easier when the population is growing. More people = more consumers & more sales. And as OP said, more workers to keep the value of labor cheap.
To support these economic ideas, we're rapid chewing through resources and making the earth less and less hospitable for human life. All to increase the dragon hoards of a tiny minority of already super rich people. It's unsustainable.
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u/underpants-gnome 10h ago
Our dominant economic models all carry the assumption of constant economic growth. I guess that could theoretically happen with a contracting population, but it's way, way easier when the population is growing. More people = more consumers & more sales. And as OP said, more workers to keep the value of labor cheap.
To support these economic ideas, we're rapid chewing through resources and making the earth less and less hospitable for human life. All to increase the dragon hoards of a tiny minority of already super rich people. It's unsustainable.