Executive summary: A thought experiment exploring global resource distribution reveals that even with perfect equality, current global resources would provide limited economic capacity per person, highlighting the need for both resource growth and more equitable distribution.
Key points:
Current global economic output provides approximately $20,600 per person annually in international dollars
92% of the world’s population would experience an income increase under a perfectly equal distribution
Achieving a “happy world” requires simultaneously increasing total available resources and improving their distribution
Redistribution of resources is crucial, especially given environmental constraints and planetary boundaries
Long-term human progress depends on balancing resource growth with equitable allocation
Existential risk prevention must be coupled with improving quality of life for all people
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Executive summary: A thought experiment exploring global resource distribution reveals that even with perfect equality, current global resources would provide limited economic capacity per person, highlighting the need for both resource growth and more equitable distribution.
Key points:
Current global economic output provides approximately $20,600 per person annually in international dollars
92% of the world’s population would experience an income increase under a perfectly equal distribution
Achieving a “happy world” requires simultaneously increasing total available resources and improving their distribution
Redistribution of resources is crucial, especially given environmental constraints and planetary boundaries
Long-term human progress depends on balancing resource growth with equitable allocation
Existential risk prevention must be coupled with improving quality of life for all people
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