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PoindexterOglethorpe

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3. There are vastly more people on this planet

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 12:29 AM

Jul 9

than can be reasonably or realistically remotely needed. At best, this planet can hold a billion people, feed us, house us, keep us safe. But we have nearly ten times that number, and it's only getting worse.

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China has four times the number of people as the US, on land area that's only slightly larger than the US. [View all] Sogo Jul 8 OP

I don't want to imagine that. biophile Jul 8 #1

We've got a lot of sparsely populated land unblock Jul 8 #2

There are vastly more people on this planet PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 9 #3