Counterpoint: light-speed limits make space-driven GDP growth polynomial, not exponential
QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-10-18
Quintin Pope pushes back on the space-GDP thesis: speed-of-light delays are brutal, material abundance drives down the marginal value of colonization, and growth turns polynomial rather than exponential. By the time we exceed 5000 solar systems, real yearly GDP growth is likely under 1% — though total GDP will be massive.
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