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It is an excellent thing, then, that we are not simply stuck on this Earth.
by ctoth 4y ago
It is an excellent thing, then, that we are not simply stuck on this Earth.
- tmtvl 4y agoFor practical purposes we are. At least for the foreseeable future. Yes, we can support a handful of people on a space station for a few months, but that's no long-term solution. Unless you mean we could simply run like Logan, which, while indeed a possible solution, is not a particularly attractive solution.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago<<Unless you mean we could simply run like Logan, which, while indeed a possible solution, is not a particularly attractive solution. I will admit that I think Bill Burr put the issue of overpopulation in mainstream consciousness and I can't deny that I worry that the solutions ( or forced by circumstances -- war comes to mind ) proposed are unlikely to be pleasant for the globe as a whole. Still, in parent's defense, I am not seeing that stance in my interpretation of that post.
- falcor84 4y agoIs there some interesting connection between Bill Burr and Logan's Run that I'm not familiar with?
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y agoNot directly. It made me think of it, because of the premise of the movie ( utopian society based on killing off undesirable society members ). Bill Burr's running joke is that there is too many people in the world and if he was a dictator, he would be quietly depopulating the earth by sinking cruise ships ( and help economy by building more cruise ships ), because people who use cruise ships are likely low value individuals ( paraphrasing for brevity ). The connection is there, but it is not apparent ( and not that many people these days are familiar with Logan's Run ).
- Xelynega 4y agoOh yea, why criticize consumerism when we can just destroy planets and leave them behind to look for more resources to consume?
- yunwal 4y agoThat is interesting. How do you figure?