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Capla comments on Superintelligence 17: Multipolar scenarios - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Capla 10 January 2015 05:12:04PM 1 point [-]

Why? If humans are spreading out through the universe faster than the population is growing, then everyone can stay just ahead of the Malthusian trap.

Comment author: Baughn 10 January 2015 05:54:08PM *  2 points [-]

That's not a realistic outcome. The accessible volume grows as t^3, at most, while population can grow exponentially with a fairly short doubling period. An exponential will always outrun a polynomial.

I could mention other reasons, but this one will do.