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The reasoning you're outlining is pretty much why I don't think climate change will be addressed in any meaningful way. The recent UN report says we have 11 ye
by ForHackernews 8y ago
The reasoning you're outlining is pretty much why I don't think climate change will be addressed in any meaningful way.
The recent UN report says we have 11 years to cut global emissions by 50%. It's extremely unlikely that will happen: https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13118594/2-degrees-no-more-fossil-fuels https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13118594/2-degrees-no-more-fos...
As you say, everyone will continue focusing on "immediate, specific" problems, and then it will be too late (if it's not too late already). Our children and grandchildren will suffer droughts, wars and famines for our short-sightedness.
- lixtra 8y agoNumber one reason for our grandchildren to suffer will be that there are so many of them. As long as the population grows without limit you will have wars and famines eventually.
- bobthechef 8y agoA lot of that "overpopulation" scaremongering is purely simplistic Malthusian nonsense. Consumption doesn't scale like that with population. Per capita, large families are more efficient. Besides, the population is predicted to hit a maximum of 9 billion, and the EU is aging rapidly which is a major problem. Instead of peddling unimaginative and lazy claims about overpopulation, people should focus on real issues like the glut of consumerism and the grotesque waste of very large quantities of food.
- ForHackernews 8y agoDeveloped countries where women control their own fertility don't have an overpopulation problem. Maybe we could help other nations reach those milestones? But again, realistically, not enough time.