Am I the only one absolutely terrified by that number?
Malthus wasn't wrong in principle, just in timescale. It's clear that technologies have improved Earth's human carrying capacity, but I don't know any method to claim that an S-shaped curve isn't inevitable.
It's sounds science fiction-ey, but I don't understand how you can see data like this and then defund NASA.
Malthus wasn't wrong in principle, just in timescale. It's clear that technologies have improved Earth's human carrying capacity, but I don't know any method to claim that an S-shaped curve isn't inevitable.
It's sounds science fiction-ey, but I don't understand how you can see data like this and then defund NASA.