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If you see multiple indicators that rapid and increasing population growth is assured as a sign that 'the world is getting better', I fear for our future.
by itomato 8y ago
If you see multiple indicators that rapid and increasing population growth is assured as a sign that 'the world is getting better', I fear for our future.
- soroso 8y agoMiniPlenty - 1984
- Green_man 8y agoI see multiple indicators that extreme poverty has decreased, with a simultaneous increase in overall population as a great achievement.
- platz 8y agosic itur ad astra
- dtech 8y agoI do not agree on the "increasing" part. Developing countries are undergoing the same transition western countries had at the beginning of the 20th century, where the number of children went down from 5+ to <2 like it is today. The UN predicts that the population will stabilize between 11 and 12 billion around 2100. That is much more than today which poses a large challenge, but not an insurmountable one.
- 40acres 8y agoTaken by itself I don't think population growth is a positive or negative statistic. People are living longer, death by disease is down, childhood mortality and death by pregnant mothers is down. These are all good stats. How population affects climate change seems to be the biggest negative externality.
- itomato 8y agoAlone maybe they are "good stats". The trend doesn't bode well for a sustained livelihood with our planet when fishery stocks are being exploited and depleted at an equal rate. Of the 600 marine fish stocks monitored by FAO: 3% are underexploited 20% are moderately exploited 52% are fully exploited 17% are overexploited 7% are depleted 1% are recovering from depletion Further troubles exist on land, with global deforestation increasing YOY. How will more people living longer benefit from these factors?