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> Why are all the nice places getting so insanely expensive? Because, over the last century, the non-liquid surface area of the planet remained roughly constan
by wool_gather 10y ago
> Why are all the nice places getting so insanely expensive?
Because, over the last century, the non-liquid surface area of the planet remained roughly constant while the human population tripled.
And that happened because some incredible portion of the humans believes that birth control is wrong.
- yjftsjthsd-h 10y ago> because some incredible portion of the humans believes that birth control is wrong. That... may be an oversimplification.
- paulddraper 10y ago> some incredible portion of the humans believes that birth control is wrong. Hardly incredible. Do you believe ending human live is wrong? What about not starting human life? What's the difference in terms of economic utility? See, now we're getting into a moral issue that has gut feelings and beliefs and upbringings.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoAt Paris levels of density we could fit the entire population of the world into New Mexico. There is no shortage of space. Your explanation simply doesn't work.