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From: Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: OT ; Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 18:11:59 -0700
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:55:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> Thomas Malthus figured this out over 200 years ago.
> 
> He was wrong, though. Human ingenuity (i.e. science and technology) kept 
> things going long after he thought they would fall apart.
> 
 
Population in developed countries is now declining. Europe, US and Canada,
Japan, even China. Hucksters are now complaining about this, as they have
fewer people to peddle their junk to. 

-- 
Pete