> the carrying capacity of a healthy planet is much less than 8 billion people Not sure what you are citing for this, but I would assume this is less than 8 bi

> the carrying capacity of a healthy planet is much less than 8 billion people Not sure what you are citing for this, but I would assume this is less than 8 billion people based on our current pollution and consumption rates. This stat is a mind-blowing one also considering the sheer amount of empty space still available on the planet. With good resource management and terraforming you'd think this number would be a lot larger.