V_V comments on Blind Spot: Malthusian Crunch - Less Wrong

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Comment author: V_V 21 October 2013 07:22:09PM 1 point [-]
Comment author: Lumifer 21 October 2013 07:36:10PM 1 point [-]

Thank you.

I've looked at the A Comparison of The Limits to Growth with Thirty Years of Reality, I wasn't particularly impressed with how the predictions are fairing. Sorry for offhand dismissal, I don't have much interest in fisking that report...

Comment author: V_V 21 October 2013 09:52:21PM 0 points [-]

I've looked at the A Comparison of The Limits to Growth with Thirty Years of Reality, I wasn't particularly impressed with how the predictions are fairing.

From the abstract: "The analysis shows that 30 years of historical data compares favorably with key features of a business-as-usual scenario called the “standard run” scenario, which results in collapse of the global system midway through the 21st Century. "

Comment author: Lumifer 22 October 2013 12:41:51AM 1 point [-]

I haven't read the abstract, I have skimmed through the paper itself. As I said, I wasn't particularly impressed.