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Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?

More or Less: Behind the Stats

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Comparing Malthusian Economics and Thanos's Concerns on Overpopulation

The chapter examines the parallels between Malthusian economics and Thanos's worries about overpopulation but highlights how real-world examples like the US and England disprove the theory of a fixed subsistence level. By evaluating the Avengers' actions, it concludes that both Malthus and Thanos were mistaken in their assumptions about population growth.

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