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by eru 1248 days ago
> But why require evidence, when the basic math has it:

> You have x number of people with y number of resources. What will happen if you increase x without also increasing y?

Places with lots of people tend to be richer. Compare eg New York to Appalachia.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_agglomeration