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The population bomb went the same way as every other doom and gloom scenario - no where, people just ignored it till the zealots finally shut up. too many peop
by Shivetya 11y ago
The population bomb went the same way as every other doom and gloom scenario - no where, people just ignored it till the zealots finally shut up.
too many people? too little food? do people even realize how much land in this world isn't being used for people or food? most issues with food and population are caused by politics and usually bad politics. population numbers didn't cause the issues, greedy and power hungry people who went unchecked do.
- stared 11y agoBy now most ecosystems are dead and many species became extinct. No matter if we eat meat or vegetables, ride cars or bikes, the biggest contributor to environmental devastation is the sheer population size. Now it is a lot, and it will be more. Of course, once can take an anthropocentric approach. But, in my humble view, world is not only about people.
- pjc50 11y agoReposting comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9765205 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9765205 because it's still relevant: This is a bit like saying that the people causing panic over Y2K were unwarranted because everyone checked their systems and sorted it out in advance. If nobody had panicked about it, then nothing would have been done. There has been a major, coordinated effort to give women family planning information and technology worldwide, along with economic and social change. Efforts against overpopulation have been a common theme of development planning.