Would a population with exponential growth experience more or less competition than a population whose rate or increase is slower?

Answer 1

This is a filthy question! A population with exponential growth soon becomes basically out of control and cannot therefore be controlled in the longer term, but in the short term:

- IF sufficient controls have already been put into place by the leadership

(eg through nepotism with, preferably, talentedrelatives, and through the the principle of "it's not what you know but who you know" for others)

-If the people know their place;

-If the people have a person and/or organization to look up to and admire;

-It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that social measures be put in place and be already running to look after the people who are disadvantaged economically and socially when things take off and they are left behind.

All of these above social measures, among others, are typified by that country's justice and prison system. It is important to have a good prison system to remove from society those who prey on and take advantage of others. They have to be removed from disadvantaging society. This includes not just criminals, but rebels, revolutionaries, political and religious extremists, and removing from power those who threaten your own. Accordingls, this means:

(i) there must be a fair and honest judicary and police system, which means no nepotism here,

(ii) Swift hearing of criminal cases;

(iii) Speed in sentencing and limited appeals: (if a person is obviously guilty appeals should be dis-allowed.)

(iv) Consideration of the impact of the crime on the victim;

(v) Restitution by criminal to victim and society (eg sale of assetts to victim, and then working for victim for free to pay off social debt.

(vi) Remove any psychological reasons to be used for the commission of any crime: if a person is sick then they are sick and should be removed from and quarantined from society until they are well, and then be charged with the same crime again.

(vii) Introduction or Re-introduction of the death penalty, and not being afraid to use it for certain specified crimes: there are some crimes so heinous that the perpetrator should not be allowed to live.

(viii) The bodies of those executed to be given to Science or to Medicine: they may as well be of use to someone!

It is important that all of these are up and running satisfactorally before growth starts to really accelerate and take off, that everyone knows it, and that everyone thinks their country is the best in the whole wide world.

With all that above said and done, since the lifetime for all No.1 civilizations throughout history has only been an average of about 230 years [eg Rome; Britain; USA; , China in history] so the above country with exponential growth will only last for about two centuries anyway before it collapses from inward pressures, let alone from outward threats.