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Re:A Decade of Urban Transformation, Seen from Above by dredmorbius on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @02:49PM (#21924107)
Yes.

The amount of land, excluding Antarctica, is less than five acres (about 2 hectares).

The notional "40 acres and a mule" threshold was crossed in 1800.

When you consider that land are translates directly to renewable energy flux, this becomes all the more interesting.

Some growth trends from a few years back:

https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/_bi5uhywbdyukhfy-eayjw

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Re:A Decade of Urban Transformation, Seen from Above by jelliclesfarm on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @04:35PM (#21924930)
our resources are limited. We have crossed carrying capacity 2 centuries ago.

The world population has doubled in the past 50 years. I would hazard a guess that 4 billion is bearable. Optimal would be 2 billion.

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Re:A Decade of Urban Transformation, Seen from Above by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @05:29PM (#21925205)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones
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Re:A Decade of Urban Transformation, Seen from Above by dredmorbius on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @07:25PM (#21925763)
s/land/are/area/

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