What I mean is that I believe that everything in the universe resonates. It cycles, or vibrates, or revolves, or rotates, or oscillates.
Nothing stays the same.
If you have a gyroscopic top that is not perfectly balanced, it will begin to wobble very badly at certain rates of spin and then appear to correct itself and spin true as it slows down. Then, as it slows some more, it will begin to wobble again. It seems that Quinn's idea for maintaining homeostasis between population and resources is to have extremely tight control of the food supply. He is probably correct, but it would be impossible to maintain such tight control forever. People change and they will eventually revolt.