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I agree with you and it is usually down-voted. We humans are way too selfish of a species to live sustainably with 9 billion. We really just need fewer people f

I agree with you and it is usually down-voted. We humans are way too selfish of a species to live sustainably with 9 billion. We really just need fewer people for sustainability. This is why I don't understand the plan to go to Mars. We have near unlimited resources here that we continually mismanage. How would we survive on a planet with almost none?

kyleee 5y ago
well harsh conditions breed ingenuity so it's probably a good offshoot and backup plan for human civilization. Outside of anthropogenic climate change we know earth and humans can suffer catastrophes and extinction events from many other sources, so it's very wise to have redundancy. I think your comment also brings up the "weak men create hard times" quote; part of the reason why many in the developed world seem to be floundering is probably due to our unprecendented safety and comfort
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago
  "I think your comment also brings up the "weak men create hard times" quote;" This is a very silly quote that has been produced by a writer, there is no evidence for it and it was debunked hundreds of times. No self-respecting social scientist, economist or learned man of any kind would repeat it while sober. https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/02/hard-times-dont-make-strong-soldiers-warrior-myth/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/02/hard-times-dont-make-st...