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Superabundance The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

Marian L. Tupy

“For centuries, the ivory towers of academia have echoed this sentiment of multitudinous ends and limited means. In this supremely contrarian book, Tupy and Pooley overturn the tables in the temple of conventional thinking. They deploy rigorous and original data and analysis to proclaim a gospel of...

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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Jordan Peterson recommended the book, noting that its author had documented a positive link between population growth and planetary wealth, thereby challenging Malthusian ideas. He highlighted the claim that each child born today would generate roughly seven times more resources than they would consume, framing the work as a hopeful perspective on sustainability and prosperity. The discussion across episodes consistently presented the title as a strongly endorsed contribution to understanding human flourishing.

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Episode: Meaning, Depression, & the Weight of the World | J...

The book, *Super Abundance* by Marion Toopey, was recommended by Jordan Peterson, stating that Toopey tracked the positive relationship between population growth and planetary wealth, thus disproving the Malthusian idea that more people lead to less wealth. He also noted that, based on economic projections, every baby born now would produce seven times as many resources as they would consume.

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There's a new book which I would recommend by a man named Marion Toopey called *Super Abundance* and Toopey has tracked the positive relationship between population growth and planetary wealth.

That every baby born today will produce seven times as many resources as he or she will consume and that every person born is a net positive on the social and natural front.

Episode: 330. The Natural Order of Money | Roy Sebag

It was briefly mentioned as a book offering a perspective on abundance that contradicts Roy Sebag's views, suggesting a potential future discussion between the authors.

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I interviewed Marion Toopey, wrote the book Superabundance, that makes some claims that are contrary to yours.

Episode: 271. How Black Lives Truly Matter | Magatte Wade

It was discussed in the context of population concerns, as it redid economic calculations to demonstrate a positive relationship between increased population and greater prosperity.

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Marion toopy from human progress dot orgies publish in a book in august called super abundance and he's redone the number of economic calculations showing for example documenting the extremely positive relationship between increased population and general prosperity.

that's right and he calculated that every child born today will produce seven times as many resources as he or she will consume

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