I've never understood the utility of this kinda thing, other than for denialists who don't like to admit we have a bit of a population problem on our hands.
My purpose would be to demonstrate the inefficiency of relying wholly on the free market for infrastructure growth. I suppose it's pretty meaningless without an explanation of "why we'd want to live in the density of Brooklyn." I suppose there is a little bit of the context of "think of all the energy we'd save!" but not much.
I've certainly heard the same story told by anti-Malthusians, but I find those arguments are usually refuted not too long after mentioning the word "food."
I've never understood the utility of this kinda thing, other than for denialists who don't like to admit we have a bit of a population problem on our hands.
ReplyDeleteMy purpose would be to demonstrate the inefficiency of relying wholly on the free market for infrastructure growth. I suppose it's pretty meaningless without an explanation of "why we'd want to live in the density of Brooklyn." I suppose there is a little bit of the context of "think of all the energy we'd save!" but not much.
ReplyDeleteI've certainly heard the same story told by anti-Malthusians, but I find those arguments are usually refuted not too long after mentioning the word "food."
heh
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