The "O" word: Are we overpopulated?
A random musing on the disparity between how different people around the world live and what it means to change.
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Rampant population growth threatens our economy and quality of life. I'm not talking about the obvious environmental and resource issues. I'm talking about the effect upon rising unemployment and poverty in America.
I should introduce myself. I am the author of a book titled "Five Short Blasts: A New Economic Theory Exposes The Fatal Flaw in Globalization and Its Consequences for America." To make a long story short, my theory is that, as population density rises beyond some.... More
Hey Anonymous #1:
Before your country gets to stick your synthetic meat down my country's throat, I'm sure a hell of a lot of other countries will fight for our old Mother Earth and stuff your throat with something entirely different.
If everything goes wrong, I can always count on the bacteria and the worms to take out your fake cyberworld.
Life FTW. Insane scientists trying to further expand the planet's capacity for human life, get back into your caves! We are enough out here.... More
While you are right about "Mother Nature" having to bear an unsustainable amount of humans, you are wrong that current economic despair (and disparity) is the result of such overpopulation. Throughout history, especially English colonial history, there have been the beggars and the kings. Human nature. Do not have trepidation though, the future will be bright. Humans will be eating meat made from processing stations extruding synthetic meat cells from essentially a cloning process and people.... More
Reducing consumption of the privileged 10% is pointless if consumption increases in the remaining 90% in an attempt to "restore the balance". The total will skyrocket unless underprivileged nations start to encourage family planning. There is only one Earth. The more people, the less Earth per person because we're already full. Poverty increases along with population: 1 billion hungry, and growing!
