You get it. Digital computers appeared in the 1950's and have dramatically increased the carrying capacity of the planet. People thinking "oh, life wasn't so ba

You get it. Digital computers appeared in the 1950's and have dramatically increased the carrying capacity of the planet. People thinking "oh, life wasn't so bad in the late 19th/early 20th century" aren't thinking through the technology available then would reduce the carrying capacity of the planet by 60%. 60% of humanity perishing in a relatively short period of time has never happened before and should be thought of as a civilization threatening event. The collapse of modern civilization will set us back for centuries.