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On 2026-03-20 @brianchau57 tweeted

2026-03-20 · 23:56 UTC ·@brianchau57 ·0 min read

Brief

Author @brianchau57 opened a 2026-03-20 post with the provocation "Paul Ehrlich is dead. But there must always be a Lich king," then linked to an essay, "On Degrowth, Pronatalism, and the next 100 years." The tweet frames population and economic policy debates as enduring, personified by a recurring ideological 'king.'

Why it matters

On 2026-03-20 @brianchau57 tweeted: "Paul Ehrlich is dead. But there must always be a Lich king." and linked to a fromthenew.world essay titled "On Degrowth, Pronatalism, and the next 100 years" (https://x.com/brianchau57/status/2035143448114995418). The tweet is 21 words long.

Key details

  • The author uses the 'Lich king' metaphor for Paul Ehrlich to frame ongoing ideological conflict: the linked piece positions degrowth and pronatalism as central debates that will shape the next 100 years and require a continuing symbolic antagonist.
Source evidence

title: @brianchau57: Paul Ehrlich is dead. But there must always be a Lich king.

On Degrowth, Pronatalism, and the next...
author: @brianchau57
contenttype: tweet
publication: Twitter/X
published: 2026-03-20T23:56:23+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/brianchau57/status/2035143448114995418

word_count: 21

Paul Ehrlich is dead. But there must always be a Lich king.

On Degrowth, Pronatalism, and the next 100 years

fromthenew.world/p/total-deg…