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> we don’t know how many people the world can hold We DO know that at our current population and current level of technology and/or level of comfort, the world

> we don’t know how many people the world can hold We DO know that at our current population and current level of technology and/or level of comfort, the world CANNOT hold the number of people that are currently occupying it. That's why we're facing climate disaster and unprecedented levels of pollution. There's just too many of us. So, the answer is to, if not shrink the population, at least not keep growing it incessantly. People are acting like population controls are some huge affront to them. In a place with limited resources, you need to limit the number of mouths to feed, or resource shortages (or evironmental catastrophe) will do it for you, and much more violently.

alasdair_ 7y ago
>We DO know that at our current population and current level of technology and/or level of comfort, the world CANNOT hold the number of people that are currently occupying it. Do we? I'm pretty sure that the simple fact these people ARE currently occupying the globe proves this false. Now, if you mean cannot forever hold this many people, well, perhaps - but assuming all technological advancement and rollout will cease seem to fly in the face of history.
- orthecreedence 7y ago
  > Do we? I'm pretty sure that the simple fact these people ARE currently occupying the globe proves this false. Right, and the earth is being destroyed rapidly because of it. And "technology will save us" may be true, but why not also try to fix the real problem?