. A Malthusian and a modern economist walk into a bar and converse as follows: MALTHUSIAN: I bet you $1,000 that I can make the average patron in this bar wealthier with a simple trick. MODERN ECONOMIST: I agree to your bet, and bet you $2,000 that I can do a better job. Thus, the Malthusian proceeds to murder half of the patrons, cleanly disposing of their bodies. The modern economist, on the other hand, replaces the bartender with a robot. How can we explain this ridiculous situation? (A) The Malthusian believes that killing people raises per-capita wealth, while the economist believes that technological improvements raise per-capita wealth. (B) The Malthusian believes that the agricultural commodities used in beer are scarce, and should be preserved; the modern economist believes that technological im- provements raise per-capita wealth. (C) There is no underlying logic to their actions. (D) The Malthusian and modern economists are both soyjacks and NPCs in the larger world of transhumanist dynamics.
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23. A Malthusian and a modern economist walk into a bar and converse as follows: MALTHUSIAN: I bet you $1,000 that I can make the average patron in this bar wealthier with a simple trick.
MODERN ECONOMIST: I agree to your bet, and bet you $2,000 that I can do a better job.
Thus, the Malthusian proceeds to murder half of the patrons, cleanly disposing of their bodies. The modern economist, on the other hand, replaces the bartender with a robot. How can we explain this ridiculous situation?
(A) The Malthusian believes that killing people raises per-capita wealth, while the economist believes that technological improvements raise per-capita wealth.
(B) The Malthusian believes that the agricultural commodities used in beer are scarce, and should be preserved; the modern economist believes that technological im- provements raise per-capita wealth.
(C) There is no underlying logic to their actions.
(D) The Malthusian and modern economists are both soyjacks and NPCs in the larger world of transhumanist dynamics.
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