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MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040

Economics Explained

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Is There a Future for Humanity?

The report tried to account for every outcome that would be possible with a realistic combination of factors in this economic model. They got a range of different results, but they all showed a significant decline around the year 20 forty. The first and potentially most optimistic outcome was called the comprehensive technology scnario. This was a model where we continued to live like we currently do to day, but technology progressed fast enough to ensure that our productive capacity was able to keep up with new people.

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