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Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by bccdee on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:47AM (#24879510)
What's this Malthusianism doing in the 21st century? Can you cite some data suggesting that Earth is incapable of feeding and housing a population of ten billion at least? We have a surplus of food and a surplus of living space, and despite the ongoing energy crisis, there's every indication that renewables will be able to support our entire society once we've pumped enough money into them.
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Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by TeMPOraL on Saturday October 24, 2020 @02:52PM (#24881158)
We're not sustainably farming, though.

Just because we've staved off collapse for a few decades with technological tricks, doesn't mean the argument was wrong.

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Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by bccdee on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:54PM (#24899754)
Are you worried about soil degradation? That's a fixable problem. These aren't "technological tricks," they're solutions. We've also got lots of arable land we're not using right now.

If you've got a really strong claim to make that sustainable farming at scale is unviable, then you must have a source to back that up.

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