Hanson believes that the most likely
trajectory for humanity is a massive dieoff that will claim the lives of 90 percent of the human inhabitants of the Earth. Absent the kind of cooperation Hanson would like to see in managing the coming decline, the only rational strategy may be for one's own country to work to outcompete other countries.
he describes a form of governance which might become the only viable one in the coming age of scarcity unless we can muster unprecedented global cooperation to manage the decline
Here are the basic principles
Increase our fraction of global net energy
directly by military action
Reduce energy demand by reducing human population levels
Plant “Victory Gardens” throughout the country
Heavy funding for basic energy research
No more permits for fossil fuel power plants
Full-on conservation, local energy production to minimize grid vulnerabilities, and a crash alternate energy production program
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