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Re:Three Big Things: Important forces shaping the world by deevolution on Saturday October 05, 2019 @10:59PM (#21169537)
>There are 3 futures. One where population naturally levels off and finds a sustainable level, one where growth turns out to be truly exponential in defiance of physical limits and one where a lot of people discover they can't be supported by what is on offer and die of starvation or violence.

I think theres a 4th future, which is that natural selection and evolution ultimately control population on a global scale and is the single biggest factor influencing the world today.

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Re:Three Big Things: Important forces shaping the world by wolfram74 on Sunday October 06, 2019 @02:07AM (#21170135)
You are describing the parents 3rd option in a more flowery fashion, how do you think natural selection works except through death and violence? If that isn't happening then some kind of equilibrium like situation 1 has taken root.
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