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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by Tepix on Monday July 29, 2019 @06:49AM (#20553183)
Reducing overpopulation is a solution, not a very popular one. Earth can sustain 20 billion humans that live a vegan lifestyle and use virtual reality instead of travelling as mentioned by Martin Reese during a talk at the Long Now foundation not too long ago.²

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² i belive it was this event http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/jan/14/prospects-humanity/

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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by want2know on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:08AM (#20553275)
And it is estimated world population will grow to 11 billion max.
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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by foobiekr on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:38AM (#20555044)
The current mechanisms of supporting the population are fossil fuel intensive and gradually destroying everything around them. Depleted aquifers, polluted lakes and streams, etc. etc.
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