> Most of those resources you mention are renewable They are replenishable/renewable at a rate. And that rate has been for many years slower than the consumpti

> Most of those resources you mention are renewable They are replenishable/renewable at a rate. And that rate has been for many years slower than the consumption rate. https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=29athrowaway https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=29athrowaway When the consumption rate is higher than the replenishment rate, the resource is depleted over time.