CarlShulman comments on Non-Malthusian Scenarios - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CarlShulman 26 September 2009 03:22:06PM 0 points [-]

Operating at a higher level of organization means that the fitness hit for a given level of per capita wealth is less, so that selection will be less intense, so that, e.g. a less extreme military technology situation can sustain a high per capita wealth..