How the Doomsday Solution Diverges: N Goes to Infinity at t = t0
csvoss · x · 2026-11-11
csvoss quotes the paper's closed-form solution N = N₁·((t₀−t₁)/(t₀−t))^k, where the characteristic date t₀ is dubbed "doomsday" because population N diverges there. The punchline: under this model, we crush each other under the gravitational weight of our collective inexorable success.
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