Comment by int_19h
5 months ago
The economy will stop growing eventually. Nothing grows forever. If we have built our society around the notion of perpetual economic growth, we have already accepted that "everyone will suffer incredibly", and we're only arguing about which generation will be the one to bear it.
> The economy will stop growing eventually.
That isn't necessarily true. If we find continual efficiency gains, it may never stop growing for thousands of years.
Most growth curves in life are S-curves. Population growth, etc. But technological advancement could continue until we become a type II civilization.
That's absolutely sci-fi speculation, but there are no signs of technological advancement ending.
If each round of advancement increases efficiency, growth continues. I don't see an end in sight.