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The ideology of scarcity

Malthus’s argument is not a harmless academic exercise. It has wreaked havoc on our planet, psychologically, socially, morally, and economically.

Malthus’s argument is not a harmless academic exercise. It has wreaked havoc on our planet, psychologically, socially, morally, and economically.

In this video, Dr. Gale Pooley discusses the ‘ideology of scarcity’ which has led to human rights abuses around the world. How many Steve Jobs, Elon Musks, and Albert Einsteins have we lost under this ideology of scarcity?

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