Derek Storr argues that societies ceased inventing at high rates because they are no longer exposed to invasion threat, with invasion being an evolutionary pressure that kept societies dynamic.
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Tyler CowenEvidence Quote
“one reason we have simply ceased inventing and ceased having the sort of heroic entrepreneurial energy to invent is that we are not sufficiently exposed, countries are not sufficiently exposed to invasion anymore. [45:35]”
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