The Agricultural Revolution aimed to solve food scarcity by increasing food production, but it led to unforeseen problems like epidemics due to domesticated animals and dense populations.

The Germans' focus on creating aesthetically pleasing and over-engineered weapons led to inefficiencies, highlighting the need for practicality in wartime production.

In a famine, governments often destabilize, appropriating food from farmers, which leads to a cycle of poverty and crop failure.

The Allies generally used their resources more judiciously than the Axis powers, which contributed to their eventual victory in World War II.

People in rural communities are increasingly growing their own food and limiting technology use, feeling the need to return to simpler, more sustainable lifestyles.

Historically, 80% of the workforce was involved in food production 200 years ago, but today that number has dropped to just 2%.

The historical context of rapid technological advancements, such as those seen in World War II, suggests that superintelligences could similarly convert existing infrastructures to meet new demands efficiently.

The rehabilitation of Italy, Japan, and West Germany after World War II resulted in thriving democracies, demonstrating that lessons from the past can lead to positive outcomes.

The ancient world was largely rural and agrarian, with most people engaged in subsistence farming.