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Interreflections

As you know, the Industrial Revolutionset in motion population growththat was hyperbolic

As you know, the Industrial Revolution
set in motion population growth
that was hyperbolic

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As you know,
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the Industrial Revolution set in motion
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population growth that was hyperbolic.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
02:07:33
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
fantasy, sci-fi
Production
Gentle Machine Productions LLC

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In a quest for a new, more humane society, a counter-culture revolution takes the world by storm. In the first of the InterReflections Trilogy, we look back to the modern world and wonder how it was we managed to survive as long as w
And out of the 70 million who now die each year - Interreflections 00:07
And out of the 70 million who now die each year
So 40 percent of all global deaths - Interreflections 00:06
So 40 percent of all global deaths
Again, this is system-level behavior, John. - Interreflections 00:04
Again, this is system-level behavior, John.
You want to know what the population would be - Interreflections 00:05
You want to know what the population would be
If we removed inequality driven mortality - Interreflections 00:16
If we removed inequality driven mortality
When the great Reverend Thomas Malthus decided - Interreflections 00:08
When the great Reverend Thomas Malthus decided
We're almost ten times that now despite his projections. - Interreflections 00:04
We're almost ten times that now despite his projections...
Second, in the modern era, - Interreflections 00:06
Second, in the modern era,
If the world ever did abolish it, increasing education, - Interreflections 00:09
If the world ever did abolish it, increasing education,
And third, you're completely disregarding - Interreflections 00:07
And third, you're completely disregarding
The Fullerian study was purely theoretical, John. - Interreflections 00:04
The Fullerian study was purely theoretical, John.
A model only possible if humans magically conform - Interreflections 00:08
A model only possible if humans magically conform
It required a completely egalitarian - Interreflections 00:06
It required a completely egalitarian
A fantasy given once again the reality of human nature. - Interreflections 00:05
A fantasy given once again the reality of human nature.
Not only can the Earth hold upwards of 30 billion, - Interreflections 00:08
Not only can the Earth hold upwards of 30 billion,
Yeah, again, assuming equal distribution, - Interreflections 00:05
Yeah, again, assuming equal distribution,
Infinite wants is a value disorder, - Interreflections 00:07
Infinite wants is a value disorder,
People are just as prone to be minimalist as they are materialist. - Interreflections 00:04
People are just as prone to be minimalist as they are materi...
Today, if people didn't have highly acquisitive values, - Interreflections 00:06
Today, if people didn't have highly acquisitive values,
You asked me what the Malthusian Mandate - Interreflections 00:05
You asked me what the Malthusian Mandate