Civilization Disease Burden and Off-Planet Colonies
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Disease Burden is a conceptulization of how much value is destroyed by ill health. It's a topic that's been on my mind more ever since I lost ~1/3rd of my life. Much of our progress as a species has been attributed to the increased productivity we achieved by unlocking new energy sources, and creating new tech to exploit them. But I can't help wondering how much is attributable to the reduction of disease burden as well.
Civilization Disease Burden and Off-Planet Colonies
Civilization Disease Burden and Off-Planet…
Civilization Disease Burden and Off-Planet Colonies
Disease Burden is a conceptulization of how much value is destroyed by ill health. It's a topic that's been on my mind more ever since I lost ~1/3rd of my life. Much of our progress as a species has been attributed to the increased productivity we achieved by unlocking new energy sources, and creating new tech to exploit them. But I can't help wondering how much is attributable to the reduction of disease burden as well.