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Environment & Energy

jfz9580m

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1. Human overpopulation and human overconsumption

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 10:39 PM

Sep 23

Last edited Mon Sep 23, 2024, 11:44 PM - Edit history (2)

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The planet has been stuck with the bill for our excesses and scientific illiteracy as a species.

I often wonder why we talk/think or even care so much about so many things so little worth talking/thinking/caring about as we continually ignore the ecological issues that will affect every other issue.

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The Guardian: Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows [View all] OKIsItJustMe Sep 23 OP

Human overpopulation and human overconsumption jfz9580m Sep 23 #1

Indeed... OKIsItJustMe Sep 24 #2

I know jfz9580m Sep 24 #3

Two observations OKIsItJustMe Sep 24 #4

Thanks for your thoughtful post jfz9580m Sep 24 #5

You're welcome. A little light reading... OKIsItJustMe Sep 24 #6

I have mixed feelings about those strategies jfz9580m Sep 25 #9

I certainly have "mixed feelings" OKIsItJustMe Sep 25 #11

You have a point jfz9580m Sep 26 #12

If you want some serious reading material... OKIsItJustMe Sep 26 #13

Thanks jfz9580m Sep 27 #14

Better to go forward - or even stay in place - than go backwards at light speed. RandomNumbers Sep 28 #15

I'm not as optimistic at this point OKIsItJustMe Sep 28 #16

Earth didn't breach anything. We did. hatrack Sep 24 #7

Well put! OKIsItJustMe Sep 24 #8

Bang on jfz9580m Sep 25 #10