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Can you explain what you mean by "the natural carrying capacity of Earth for humans". You framed this like it's something that exists outside of technology.
by u320 4y ago
Can you explain what you mean by "the natural carrying capacity of Earth for humans". You framed this like it's something that exists outside of technology.
- elf25 4y ago
- Schroedingersat 4y agoPeak everything is happening over the next little while. Direct thermal climate foring is a couple of orders of magnitude out from current energy use. Classical computing is almost finished. Many minerals are at the point where extraction takes a rapidly increasing amount of energy per tonne. Land used for grazing and agriculture is over half of habitable land. Fishing is wiping out entire ecosystems. It's time to think about moving earth to a steady state economy.