Thomas Malthus
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An 18th-century figure who argued that population grows faster than food production, leading to difficulty in feeding everyone.
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The Psychology of Money — Morgan Housel
Tim Ferriss
An economist who wrote about population growth outstripping food supply, whose predictions were accurate in calculation but underestimated humanity's adaptability and technological innovation.
Are we too many people, or too few?
Sabine Hossenfelder
An 18th-century figure who argued that population grows faster than food production, leading to difficulty in feeding everyone.