Abundant for whom is determined by geography and demographic structure. Western Hemisphere looks good because the US and Mexico have relatively young demographics and didn't industrialize as quickly, so birth rates haven't fallen as much. This buys a half-century transition period versus Europe's less-than-a-decade period. This allows the US/Canada/Mexico to expand supply chains and retool faster.

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Peter Zeihan

Evidence Quote

the Western Hemisphere looks pretty good... their birth rates haven't fallen nearly as much... we have a transition period here that's going to be a half a century as opposed to what they're going to have to do in Europe, which is going to be in less than a decade

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Will the Future be Abundant? Peter Diamandis vs. Peter ZeihanOpen to Debate
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:14:13 PM

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