# Abundance Doesn't Come from Good Intentions It Comes from Innovation by Gale L. Pooley > "Abundance doesn’t come from good intentions; it comes from innovation." > **— Gale L. Pooley**, *Two Centuries of Increasing Paper Abundance* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2026):** [Two Centuries of Increasing Paper Abundance](https://humanprogress.org/two-centuries-of-increasing-paper-abundance/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Abundance doesn’t come from good intentions; it comes from innovation." — Gale L. Pooley, Two Centuries of Increasing Paper Abundance, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gale-pooley-innovation-creates-abundance ```