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According to Google, the size of Dallas / Fort-worth metroplex area is 9,286 square miles. That is 28,764,444,444 yards / 7 billion people = each person gets 4
by Xeoncross 4y ago
According to Google, the size of Dallas / Fort-worth metroplex area is 9,286 square miles. That is 28,764,444,444 yards / 7 billion people = each person gets 4 square yards.
So while a 6'x6' space isn't a lot, you could fit the whole population of the earth in just one area with plenty of room around each person.
I think politics and greed are a bigger cause of starvation and pollution than population size.
- black_knight 4y agoThis reminded me of this classic: https://what-if.xkcd.com/8/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/8/
- slibhb 4y ago> I think politics and greed are a bigger cause of starvation and pollution than population size. Interesting model. What does it tell you that starvation has been trending downward for decades?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoThe question suggests that you expect the answer wouldn't simply be that there are counter-forces to politics and greed that are at least strong enough to make a difference. That doesn't mean that said forces don't need to overcome politics and greed in order to make starvation less common.
- 11235813213455 4y agoexactly, if the average CO2 footprint in rich countries were 2T/year instead of 10T/year, it would be sustainable, but currently it's not