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Re:MIT Predicted Society Will Collapse in 2040. Research Sho... by astrange on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:07PM (#27840015)
US per capita energy use and total water use peaked around 1980: https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1407626765799878660

Total non-renewable energy use seems set to peak soon. Even ignoring tech improvements, economic growth comes from services, which means trading imaginary things between each other.

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Re:MIT Predicted Society Will Collapse in 2040. Research Sho... by aylmao on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @09:54PM (#27840684)
The USA has also exported large amounts of its industry to other countries, hence it's important to look at global figures.
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