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by cm2012 230 days ago
yes and no. Most agriculture is not necessary for pure survival, especially water-needing crops in the desert. It's more luxury food products.

In addition, increasing human productivity through technological innovation is the only thing that ever let us escape the malthusian trap.

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> increasing human productivity through technological innovation is the only thing that ever let us escape the malthusian trap.

How so?

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/