It is through the latter of these two different extremities that he coined the term “progress trap”. An adequate example Wright provided is the perfection of hunting, in which hunters enable themselves to acquire more than one source of meat versus hunters killing entire herds of animals. The mass killing of animals is a trap as it is an impediment to their progress. With an increased mount of food, the population would rise causing a growing need for more food, which would eventually lead to a depletion of resources. When circumstances like these arise, humans tend to create even more inventions to mend the previous problems, like the Neolithic Revolution. It is progress traps like these that have led to the current generation and because of these ‘inventions’ the world is suffering. For instance, in taking up agriculture humans subjected themselves into a life long dependence on the growth of plants. Or even worse, humanity’s selfish tendencies of rapid deforestation and omitting dangerous substances into the environment has led to global warming. This behavior is what will leave everyone susceptible, as this will affect the very thing people depend
It is through the latter of these two different extremities that he coined the term “progress trap”. An adequate example Wright provided is the perfection of hunting, in which hunters enable themselves to acquire more than one source of meat versus hunters killing entire herds of animals. The mass killing of animals is a trap as it is an impediment to their progress. With an increased mount of food, the population would rise causing a growing need for more food, which would eventually lead to a depletion of resources. When circumstances like these arise, humans tend to create even more inventions to mend the previous problems, like the Neolithic Revolution. It is progress traps like these that have led to the current generation and because of these ‘inventions’ the world is suffering. For instance, in taking up agriculture humans subjected themselves into a life long dependence on the growth of plants. Or even worse, humanity’s selfish tendencies of rapid deforestation and omitting dangerous substances into the environment has led to global warming. This behavior is what will leave everyone susceptible, as this will affect the very thing people depend