Suppose during the prehistoric period, a human is trying to survive, which constitutes his primary objective. To survive, the human needs food such as nuts and fruits for example. When he finds a nice tree with plenty of fruits, he will eat some to appease his hunger and probably keep some for later. How will he store the surplus of food? Let's assume he is digging a hole where he can bury the food, then he can come back and eat later. It means the human has to stay around to avoid long walk to get his food when he is hungry. If he finds another tree nearby with fruits, the possibility of coming back easily to his hidden place allows him to store more food and to contemplate the growth of his treasure. — Scalpounet
If we are content to just sit here with what we have, even if it is sufficient, and They continue to grow, They will overrun us. — Banno
If you want to get rich, you have to continue to grow. — T Clark
If we are content to just sit here with what we have, even if it is sufficient, and they continue to grow, they will overrun us. — Banno
If we are content to just sit here with what we have, even if it is sufficient, and They continue to grow, They will overrun us. — Banno
a human is trying to survive, which constitutes his primary objective. — Scalpounet
So I propose an alternative: lust for growth derives from fear of Them. — Banno
In other words, Genghis wasn't afflicted by a sickly inability to use force. Maybe Lenin and Stalin were his students. Lenin once said that there was no place in the regime for that "quaker and papist nonsense about the sanctity of human life". — Bitter Crank
Growth why focusing on growth? — Scalpounet
I want to discuss the process of thoughts. — Scalpounet
But consider that scientists are not the ones that generally drive growth. Creative personalities do. Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. etc. They do not create new technology and knowledge. They use existing knowledge and technology to solve different puzzles or problems. So growth is not driven by the lust for knowledge.Yes, although there is also the (mostly) post-enlightenment lust for knowledge, which leads (in the realm of technology) to innovation, greater efficiency and savings, surpluses, and therefore growth. — Baden
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