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Over population is a myth, but over consumption is not.

The world easily can support 15 billion Hunter gatherer humans. But, just the number alive today may far beat over consumption limits they started living like a median American.

The world isn't going to "end", but it will become a very uncomfortable place to live in.

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How do you think the earth could support 15 billion hunter gatherer humans? Would that not require an enormous amount of arable space?

I should have rephrased it. I didn't quite mean hunter gatherers literally.

Rather I meant a (energy) consumption per capita that was similar to hunter gatherers. ie. people only lived to eat, have shelter and survive.

That we can support.

Everyone having cars, eating beef 7 days a week, massive amounts of waste and all the amenities that a median person in a developed country enjoys.....those things are out of reach.

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