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Originally Posted by Lurker
I'm not saying there's a link between excess and innovation in the way you think I am. Consider something like architecture. If we are using just what we need and are therefore building what is practical then there wouldn't be any great architecture, no ornate carvings no skyscrapers. Scientific investigation can require a lot resources. Also if people are working for their requirements ie enough food to survive then I imagine other preoccupations won't make take hold.
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Nobody suggested that. He suggested that if we went closer to what we need versus our insane lives of luxury and waste, there would be enough energy, food, etc for the people dying in Africa and other countries to live off of. This is proven fact. It doesn't have anything to do with innovation, and it won't stop it because people always want more