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Historically in natural systems when there are large changes in the environment, such as deforestation, salination of waterways or introduction of more a more s
by dragonsky67 9y ago
Historically in natural systems when there are large changes in the environment, such as deforestation, salination of waterways or introduction of more a more successful niche occupant you see massive die off of the apex species.
In this case there are 8 billion members of the apex species. Humans will survive, but it's not going to be much fun until the new normal emerges.
Technology will help, but it will only cushion the fall, not prevent it, and only if we react quickly enough to reduce the impact. When enough people start starving they will start looking for food and water wherever they can find it, and they won't be very charitable towards those who they believe caused the problem.
- lproven 9y agoThat's a foolishly simplistic view. From simple models -- e.g. foxes and rabbits: https://niko.roorda.nu/computer-programs/fox-rabbit-theoretical-model/ https://niko.roorda.nu/computer-programs/fox-rabbit-theoreti... -- to more complex web models -- http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004440.. http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/jou.... In any such models, sometimes, with extreme population growth of any one member species, the result can be collapse so severe that that species goes totally extinct. We're not looking at a simple redistribution. We're looking at exponential explosions, and they tend to be followed by a total collapse.