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GDP is correlated 1:1 with energy consumption along with population growth. Technological development and innovation is correlated 1:1 with population size. The ability innovate and manage current existing technology requires maintaining the size of the population. For example, many people will fail to invent a thing before such a thing is actually achieved. Doing such things is only possible with excess surplus energy in a society that is highly managed to achieve that goal.