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The "standard of living" is not related in any way to the "carrying capacity of the planet". The former is a metric of how comfortable your life is; the latter
by MrVandemar 2y ago
The "standard of living" is not related in any way to the "carrying capacity of the planet".
The former is a metric of how comfortable your life is; the latter is a complex metric of energy production and surplus, food per acre and inputs, etc. and how sustainable it is (which, at the moment, it isn't).
But we're running at about 200 species extinctions per day. Every animal on the earth has detectable levels of PFAS. You have microplastics in your body and DDT in your adipose tissue. We all do. We're cooking the atmosphere and boiling the seas.
But yeah, enjoy your standard of living.