Subject: Re: Overpopulation
Albaby wrote:
"Because we've made such amazing advances in technology compared to, say, a few decades ago we certainly can have a global economy that can support 8 or 9 billion people at a higher standard of living than today (on average) within the resources available on earth and without suffering the consequences you describe in your post.

This article in todays NYT explains why that if/then fails with respect to water. It also applies to energy and a host of natural resources.

Another culprit is common to large regions of the world: a growing population whose water demands continue to rise, both because of sheer numbers and, in many places, higher living standards, increasing individual consumption.

We're going to not choose to do that.

Nah. There's too many competing interests among the human groups to effectively manage an equitable distribution of energy and stuff.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/0...