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[โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago

Yes. We're consuming lots of natural resources at a prodigious rate, like topsoil, phosphorous, and even fresh water โ€” never mind fossil fuels. It seems fairly clear that the planet cannot support a population of 7 billion humans for very long (on a geological timeframe), so either we're in a civilizational bubble that will pop or we're going to have to come up with another round of magical technologies ร  la the Haber Process to keep the bubble going...

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