... To close the loop neatly, it's only necessary to recognize that a sufficiently advanced dysgenic process will bring harsh Malthusianism back.
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very Puritan indeed.
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the complication is that then the lure of luxurious lifestyles would be lost.
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OK, this is much clearer to me now -- and it's this last point that I'm wanting to chew on a bit, as it suggests capitalism without, well, the decadence that accompanies it (a position I agree w/, and something v. relevant to the question of war in development)
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To try to clear a few more things up: are you removing the agricultural aspect of Malthus, and attaching the remaining populations to Richard Lynn-style assessments of dysgenic trends? (removal of the agricultural aspect seems necessary when addressing the movement beyond limits)
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