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There there were a lot of scientists in the 70s and 80s predicting collapse of food production, who weren’t slightly wrong but spectacularly wrong. The last fe
by oceanplexian 3y ago
There there were a lot of scientists in the 70s and 80s predicting collapse of food production, who weren’t slightly wrong but spectacularly wrong.
The last few decades has seen an exponential reduction in poverty, and the largest increase of food production in human history (It’s a statistical fact). To predict that will suddenly reverse is a heck of a bold claim.
- adrianN 3y agoIt's a bold claim that is also scientific consensus. See for example this summary of the IPCC report: https://time.com/6152615/ipcc-report-climate-change-agriculture/ https://time.com/6152615/ipcc-report-climate-change-agricult.... But I won't be able to convince you with that, since you probably already know it, but choose to think happy thoughts instead.