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Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by Bayart on Monday January 30, 2023 @05:12AM (#34577898)
Human population is a function of the species' calorific output. We can produce at least 16 times more calories on aggregate than we did 500 hundred years ago.
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Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by pjmlp on Monday January 30, 2023 @06:06AM (#34578243)
I think it is more a side effect of something else.
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Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by CalRobert on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:21AM (#34579227)
What is it, actually? It seems like humans are complex animals and we achieve equilibrium in different ways than many others. Japan's population isn't shrinking due to a shortage of calories or surplus of predators (thankfully!)
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Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by pjmlp on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:54AM (#34580301)
A bee lands on a flower,...
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