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The important part is that you can't just make more natural resources, unlike money. In some cases we've already passed the peak of certain resources. See this

• s1artibartfast 3y ago
  I hear what you're saying and that is an important consideration as well, but it's very different than saying 1.7 Earths. If someone makes a fraction like that the denominator is relevant. The charitable assumption is that it is 1.7 of the replenishment rate for a given resource. If it's a non replenishable resource, the fraction doesn't make any sense. We're not using 170% of a finite resource per year every year. If you have a finite, non-replenishable resource, then you need a budget for how long you want it to last to come up with a consumption Target.