No, the Earth can sustain 12b people if everyone lives in barracks and eats shit. If you want to have any comforts in your life, current population should be reduced dramatically.
That’s the funny thing to me about this. There’s a direct contradiction between the needs of capitalism and the needs of the planet. Infinite growth, overpopulation, it’s all grand for $$$
The economy requires growth, but the actual planet requires less people. The only sustainable countries on earth right now are places like Japan, where the economy is crumbling due to the aging population.
Really makes it clear that our artificial systems aren’t in sync with our actual needs.
That, and the planet cannot sustain our population with our current systems. Why have a kid when you know their future is doomed?
I forget where I heard this stat, but the Earth could support 12 billion people if resources were distributed equitably. But, alas, :gestures broadly:
No, the Earth can sustain 12b people if everyone lives in barracks and eats shit. If you want to have any comforts in your life, current population should be reduced dramatically.
That’s the funny thing to me about this. There’s a direct contradiction between the needs of capitalism and the needs of the planet. Infinite growth, overpopulation, it’s all grand for $$$
The economy requires growth, but the actual planet requires less people. The only sustainable countries on earth right now are places like Japan, where the economy is crumbling due to the aging population.
Really makes it clear that our artificial systems aren’t in sync with our actual needs.