Growth cannot continue because if the population grew by a factor of 10 and average incomes by a factor of 30 over 250 years, continuation of that growth rate would result in 100 billion people 30 times richer than today's average by 2500, which is physically impossible.
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Daniel MarkovitsEvidence Quote
“over the last 250 years... population increased by factor of 10... incomes by factor of 30... if growth at that rate continues... 100 billion people... 30 times as rich... that's not going to happen”
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Meritocracy, economic turmoil, and the broken promises of the West | Daniel Markovits FULL INTERVIEW— The Institute of Art and IdeasCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:27:17 AM
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