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> We could handle 10 billion if we consumed as people consumed in 1901, but not at the rate middle class people consume in even middle of the road developed cou
by throwaway894345 5y ago
> We could handle 10 billion if we consumed as people consumed in 1901, but not at the rate middle class people consume in even middle of the road developed countries.
How do you figure? Certainly we can't afford to keep emitting at the rate we're emitting, but if we transition to entirely clean energy and use our existing farmland more efficiently (rather than encroaching on important ecosystems) then I'm not sure what the remaining bottlenecks are. Lumber?
- goatlover 5y agoYes, We will probably figure out fusion and AGI within a century along with advanced molecular nanotech. So yes, if civilization can make it through the 21st, we should be able to transition to a highly efficient, clean civilization, while restoring part of the biosphere.