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The "but we won't" insights are spiteful and not that insightful. Here's another one: we could go back to pre-industrial lifestyles.
by dmos62 7y ago
The "but we won't" insights are spiteful and not that insightful. Here's another one: we could go back to pre-industrial lifestyles.
- metiscus 7y agoNot without a large depopulation event of some kind.
- ageofwant 7y agoThe natural nitrogen cycle can optimistically support 4B people. That means 3.5B people need to die for that to even become a workable solution. But but magic tech will save us all ! We have magic tech today, we don't use it.
- dmos62 7y ago> 3.5B need to die. Well more actually, unless noone is born in that time, if you want to be glum about it. I hadn't even heard about the nitrogen cycle. Thanks!