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Hermit-The-Prog

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21. You may be confusing capitalism with democracy.

Reply to Zeitghost (Reply #16)

Wed Sep 28, 2022, 07:26 PM

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This is why the Earth is screwed. And no, your Tesla and digital thermostat don't help. [View all] WarGamer Sep 2022 OP

It's all good, the coming nuclear war will take care of it Calculating Sep 2022 #1

My God... 4 BILLION new people in less than a half century WarGamer Sep 2022 #3

K&R UTUSN Sep 2022 #2

Sure they do. Leading from far behind, but better than nothing. Hortensis Sep 2022 #4

Hmmmm WarGamer Sep 2022 #6

:) Mistaken premise, surely? The earth isn't sinking to its death. Hortensis Sep 2022 #26

yeah... the "haves" will be tremendously advantaged in the future climate situation. WarGamer Sep 2022 #27

Of course, advantaged as we in N. America all are, some will be carried Hortensis Sep 2022 #30

and this WarGamer Sep 2022 #5

Malthus Zeitghost Sep 2022 #7

He may end up being essentially right? WarGamer Sep 2022 #9

40% of the food that is currently produced is wasted. meadowlander Sep 2022 #12

Yup. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2022 #23

"Stand on Zanzibar" Liberal In Texas Sep 2022 #34

+1 leftstreet Sep 2022 #33

Maybe Zeitghost Sep 2022 #14

Overpopulation is the tinder. Capitalism is the match. meadowlander Sep 2022 #8

actually it IS 3 billion people in China, India, Pakistan and Africa WarGamer Sep 2022 #10

The alternative Zeitghost Sep 2022 #16

There are biophysical limits that the economy exists within. meadowlander Sep 2022 #19

So your answer Zeitghost Sep 2022 #28

No, my answer is to educate people to act ethically and make it easy for them to do so. meadowlander Sep 2022 #32

People will not voluntarily Zeitghost Sep 2022 #35

Tens of millions of people are already doing this but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. meadowlander Sep 2022 #36

You may be confusing capitalism with democracy. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #21

Infinite growth on a planet of finite resources NickB79 Sep 2022 #31

But, but we all got shiny new toys to brag about and.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #11

there will be no clean secluded communities left... WarGamer Sep 2022 #13

OMG, the closing bell statement made me LOL. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2022 #17

This is literally the justification that Samuel L. Jackson's character used in Kingsman. Initech Sep 2022 #15

lol at Carlin... I'd almost forgotten how funny he was. WarGamer Sep 2022 #18

Overpopulation does not excuse our excess ThoughtCriminal Sep 2022 #20

Yes, but put this in perspective Metaphorical Sep 2022 #22

The average Indian or Pakistani individual has about 1/10th the footprint of an American muriel_volestrangler Sep 2022 #25

What's worrying is the rate of increase... WarGamer Sep 2022 #29

I think in the end it will come down to one issue DFW Sep 2022 #24