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I used to be in the camp of "there's not too many people" but then I look around and see how polluted and crowded it is all over the world and imagine 40 years
by zghst 11y ago
I used to be in the camp of "there's not too many people" but then I look around and see how polluted and crowded it is all over the world and imagine 40 years later when there are 9 billion people contributing to the existing pollution and heavy burden on the infrastructure and environment. There are too many people.
- eru 11y agoThe Netherlands and England seem pleasant enough. The world as a whole is way below their population density numbers.
- guard-of-terra 11y agoThose benefit from a very very nice location: temperate weather, lots of rain, plains, sea shore. Compare that to Central Africa, North Siberia or most of Australia. There's no way to live there at comparable density without being miserable.
- eru 11y agoJust sprinkle two thousand Singapores around the world. No need to make Australia as dense as England.