Subject: Re: Overpopulation
The world is so much better than it was forty or fifty years ago! Why would you lose hope at a time when there's more reason to be hopeful than ever?

Really?

I know my views are somewhat colored by the life I've lived and the work I've done. I was fortunate to grow up spending a lot of time in the outdoors and then to have a career with the National Park Service.

What we are good at is bandaid type fixes that do not address long term sustainability. More population means more stress on world resources even if we are clever at finding ways around the problems in the short term.

Quality of life issues are a mixed bag, but for me personally, many of the changes that have come with increased population are negative.

I'm old and won't be around long, but I have offspring and I truly worry about their future.

But as I said before...I sincerely appreciate your optimism and hope your view is the correct one!