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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by defrost on Sunday February 25, 2024 @07:01AM (#39500093)
Not addressed well or at depth.

The current pressures global populations face due to water access and increased insulation in the atmosphere are not ones that can be magically waved away by technology in short order as population increases and increases the scale of those issues.

Of course there are other challenges, but those two suffice for now.

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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by dash2 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @07:05AM (#39500113)
There are links to three pages where he goes into depth.
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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by defrost on Sunday February 25, 2024 @07:10AM (#39500148)
Cures both the water crisis and climate crisis while also allowing unlimited population growth with increased consumption expectations across the planet?

Riiiiight.

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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by Sammi on Sunday February 25, 2024 @08:49AM (#39500796)
Why not? Both water shortage and greenhouse gas emissions are because of our lacking energy technology. Get better energy tech and we solve both.

Go modern nuclear.

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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by pixl97 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @10:15AM (#39501396)
This depends what you mean by 'solutions'. Burning resources of the planet is not a solution, it's a delay tactic that is only buying you time. Nuclear has it's own host of problems, even the modern ones.
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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by naasking on Sunday February 25, 2024 @10:18AM (#39501422)
The problems of nuclear are dramatically overblown, particularly nuclear waste.
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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by throwanem on Sunday February 25, 2024 @07:07AM (#39500130)
In the sense that one might read palms among the vast array of waving hands, yes.
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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by naasking on Sunday February 25, 2024 @10:20AM (#39501437)
> The current pressures global populations face due to water access

Nearly unlimited water access only requires cheaper energy (desalination and condensers).

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