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Jason Crawford — The Roots of Progress (EP.162)

Infinite Loops

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The Importance of Understanding We Don't Know Everything

Malthus was a de-growth. He created what they call the Club of Rome, which is the ultimate pessimist club. We didn't leave the Stone Age because we ran out of stones. And then Rome fell, now we had a thousand years of darkness. So I'm just going to put it weirdly to you: But do we deserve progress? Do humans deserve progress?"

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