A good video why exponential growth is unsustainable in the real world

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Mar 30, 2020
7:50:09am

delux_247 All-American

A good video why exponential growth is unsustainable in the real world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg

Another good one on the factors that influence pandemics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg

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Exponential growth. Can some share a good natural example of something growing

RugbyCoug

3/30/20 7:36am

Bacteria, algae, locusts, embryo cells

Cougarclaw

3/30/20 7:38am

embryonic cells peter out as fetus matures. Locusts haven't consumed the earth.

RugbyCoug

3/30/20 7:54am

Every exponential growth eventually halts or is slowed.

Cougarclaw

3/30/20 7:57am

Isn’t that why everything covid related talks in terms of a bell curve? It

Jay Rick

3/30/20 8:00am

right, this is partly my point.

RugbyCoug

3/30/20 8:01am

could be a terrifying movie. The uninhibited exponential growth.

Cougarclaw

3/30/20 9:57am

The population of Utah county

3/30/20 7:41am

But...but... What IF?!?!!

BYUtka

3/30/20 7:43am

Utah football fans after 2004

dryflyelk

3/30/20 7:44am

A good video why exponential growth is unsustainable in the real world

delux_247

3/30/20 7:50am

Exponential growth can be as little as .01%. It's the sustained nature.

ReyOso

3/30/20 7:53am

I specified a doubling as exponential growth.

RugbyCoug

3/30/20 7:55am

That's not what exponential growth means, though.

ReyOso

3/30/20 8:05am

I know, but that's what social medial hobbyists are constantly pointing at.

RugbyCoug

3/30/20 8:11am

R0 isn't an inherent feature of the virus. It depends on many factors.

ReyOso

3/30/20 8:15am

The exponential growth of those contracting and recovering will put the brakes

JAGA97

3/30/20 7:59am

The real model is a logistic curve with an exponential growth phase

Psalm Trees

3/30/20 7:59am

Moore’s law

Cougforgood

3/30/20 8:16am

The "Lily and the Pond" riddle.....

JmThms

3/30/20 8:34am

spoiler

rotorhead

3/30/20 8:50am

And thus it illustrates the "power" of exponential growth.

JmThms

3/30/20 9:10am

RE: Exponential growth. Can some share a good natural example of something growing

TEXAS

3/30/20 8:36am

MLM downline 🙂

mncstr

3/30/20 8:58am

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