Human Progress
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Technological advancements have the potential to raise the standard of living, free up time and allow people to pursue their dreams.
For many, this could mean having more children.
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Today is the anniversary of the Simon-Ehrlich Bet, one of the most famous wagers in economic history.
The biologist Paul Ehrlich had long argued that population growth would push up against hard limits, leading to resource scarcity and population collapse.
The economist Julian Simon claimed the opposite: that more minds would mean more innovation and, ultimately, more abundance.
On Sept. 29, 1980, they made a bet, putting their competing views of humanity's relationship to scarcity to a 10-year test.
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Socialism, environmentalism, scientism, relativism, dogmatism, and doomerism have all earned their bona fides as enemies of civilization.
Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, found that Waymo's autonomous vehicles generated 88% fewer property damage claims and 92% fewer bodily injury claims than human-driven vehicles.
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