[obastani]

> So, the 2% growth rate for world energy consumption should be a conservative assumption.

An important caveat: this article assumes that energy consumption will continue to increase exponentially to get the 1000 year timeline of draining the rotational energy of the Earth.

[JumpinJack_Cash]

That better be the case , we are already seeing that if the pie can't grow then we start fighting each other violently to enlarge one's piece of it.

[toomuchtodo]

Conflict over scarce resources is inevitable. When the violence starts, you should be prepared to win (from a nation state perspective).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37122796 | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4060/4/3/32

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37313586 | https://medium.com/@samyoureyes/the-busy-workers-handbook-to...

https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/country-over...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_boundaries

There are 8 billion people in the world, and we’re on track to have 10 by end of century. Which is more likely? Everyone lives like a European (from a consumption perspective)? Or a bunch of people don’t or die while some do?