# Additional Human Beings Add to Our Economic Capacity Rather Than Diminishing It Because People Are the Solvers of Economic Problems by Human Progress > "Additional human beings add to our economic capacity rather than diminishing it, because people are the solvers of economic problems." > **— Human Progress**, *Resources Are More Abundant Than Ever, and People Are the Reason* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2021-04-14):** [Resources Are More Abundant Than Ever, and People Are the Reason](https://humanprogress.org/resources-are-more-abundant-than-ever-and-people-are-the-reason/) — exact wording verified in the publisher subtitle. The attribution remains with Human Progress because this wording is a publisher subtitle, while the page credits Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley. ## 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 ``` "Additional human beings add to our economic capacity rather than diminishing it, because people are the solvers of economic problems." — Human Progress, Resources Are More Abundant Than Ever, and People Are the Reason, 2021-04-14 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-human-progress-people-solve-economic-problems ```