Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris

2016-11-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Brian Ahern wrote: > The population of Egypt and Nigeria are exploding and will soon results in > widespread dislocation. > Egypt has fallen from 6.6 to 3.3 births per woman. That's still high, but it is good progress. Nigeria does indeed have one of the fastest growing

Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris

2016-11-27 Thread Brian Ahern
rtex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris I wrote: There has been great progress reducing population growth and poverty. Third world literacy is 80% and growing rapidly. These three are closely tied together. High population growth is mainly caused by dire poverty, high

Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris

2016-11-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: > There has been great progress reducing population growth and poverty. > Third world literacy is 80% and growing rapidly. > These three are closely tied together. High population growth is mainly caused by dire poverty, high infant mortality, lack of education, and lack of old age

Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris

2016-11-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Brian Ahern wrote: > > The uncontrolled birth rates in Africa will overwhelm any possibility of > UBI there. > Birth rates and infant mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa are the same as they were in the U.S. in 1963. I would describe that as high, but not out of control.

Re: [Vo]:More on automation hubris

2016-11-27 Thread Brian Ahern
Hubris.LENR does not mix well with global economics. The uncontrolled birth rates in Africa will overwhelm any possibility of UBI there. From: Lennart Thornros Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 7:32 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: