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Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism

Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism

Update: 2023-11-27

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Marian Tupy (@Marian_L_Tupy) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his book Superabundance, innovation, doomerism, and much more. Some highlights:

Do we already live in an Age of Superabundance?
Are the values of the Enlightenment getting stronger or weaker?
Why do we still have so many dormers?
Why is doomerism seemingly so embraced by elites?
The power of Malthusian ideas
Is underpopulation an existential risk?
Can technology save us from underpopulation?
What causes resource curses?
Will we have civilizational collapses in our lifetime?
How fragile is the world today?
Are we actually in a Great Stagnation?
The usefulness of Time Prices
Should we pause AI?
Which countries is Marian bullish/bearish on?

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Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism

Marian Tupy on Superabundance, Innovation, and Doomerism

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