I prefer futures in which we don’t return to subsistence living, even if all the lives are worth living (robin hanson has posted extensively on this topic). I prefer fewer people with higher standards of living. Preferably standard of living continues to outpace population indefinitely. That said, we’re no where near out pacing our increase in living standards currently, pro-natalism is fine for a good long while.
From the post, I got the sense that pro-natalism increases the chances of producing a supergenius who can drastically improve standards of living across the board. Needs math that it would actually be net positive, but the theory seems sound.
I prefer futures in which we don’t return to subsistence living, even if all the lives are worth living (robin hanson has posted extensively on this topic). I prefer fewer people with higher standards of living. Preferably standard of living continues to outpace population indefinitely. That said, we’re no where near out pacing our increase in living standards currently, pro-natalism is fine for a good long while.
From the post, I got the sense that pro-natalism increases the chances of producing a supergenius who can drastically improve standards of living across the board. Needs math that it would actually be net positive, but the theory seems sound.