War and violence. Topics that, until the pandemic, we seemed to have been hearing more and more about day by day. The Syrian Civil War drags on, the insane barbarity of ISIS continues, and the Israelis and Palestinians continue to slug it out. It seems that we’re living in an ever more vicious world. However, this is a distorted reality: the truth is that we … Continue reading Why we’re Living in the Golden Age of Peace
Never before in human history have there been as many people alive as there are right now. The human population had been gradually increasing for the last couple of millennia, until there was an explosion in growth in the 19th century due to rapid medical and economic progress, brought about by the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions. As a result, the number of people has skyrocketed … Continue reading Overpopulation: Should we be worried?
In the past, technological innovation had led to higher worker productivity, which led to rising wages, which led to increased purchasing power for workers, which led to higher demand, which led to more innovation to meet that demand. Innovation has made our lives easier. With the Industrial Revolution, people shifted into factory jobs from agriculture and as automation became more advanced, humans again shifted, this … Continue reading The Rise of Automation: Why it will be different this time
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