Malthusianism is an early form of basilisk. its enduring popularity, despite batting .000, comes from its promise that *somebody* is going to have to choose what kind of people there needs to be fewer of — who of course is going to be someone wise enough to embrace Malthusianism
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This critique generalizes even more I think. It’s basically determinists who either willfully or obliviously ignore natural corrective/homeostatic mechanisms for nonlinear extrapolated instabilities. Ranging from market supply/demand to exit/voice to collapse.
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Which suggests that they fear indeterminate outcomes from relatively neutral mechanisms much more than any determinate dystopia. “Oh shit, the outcome could effectively be a coin toss”
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Mao meme is Malthusian
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U can't spell "Malthusianism" without "thusiasm"!
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