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The Relationship Between Economic Status and Family Size
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The definition of poverty is having as many children as you can feed before they die, which is why people in the lower classes tend to have a limited number of children to avoid economic hardship. The goal is to let their children survive, even if they have diseases, by increasing productivity and sufficiently feeding their families.

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In this episode, the hosts discuss the concept of entropy and how it applies to the Industrial Revolution, which marked a shift towards greater entropy in society.
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Entropy
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In this episode, the hosts discuss the concept of entropy and how it applies to the Industrial Revolution, which marked a shift towards greater entropy in society.

Chapter
The Relationship Between Economic Status and Family Size
Episode
#101 – Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The economic consequences of having more children than you can afford and the definition of poverty in regards to family size are discussed in this episode.
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Family planning
Summary

The economic consequences of having more children than you can afford and the definition of poverty in regards to family size are discussed in this episode.

Chapter
The Relationship Between Economic Status and Family Size
Episode
#101 – Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast