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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by deepsun on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:41PM (#15536306)
Exactly my point -- if we were really overpopulated, then those desires would have stepped aside for the dire need of housing.
Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by bittercynic on Monday October 23, 2017 @05:17PM (#15537015)
Concerns about global overpopulation are not usually about housing, but how much of the total energy in the system can be safely diverted to our uses. I think it is reasonable to be concerned when one species controls a large fraction of the energy in an ecosystem.
Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by hx87 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @02:26PM (#15543951)
On average, moving one person from a small town in the midwest to SF reduces resource consumption, so from that point of view construction in SF should be encouraged. Tearing down abandoned houses in small midwestern towns and converting them to wildland should also be encouraged.