Muting threads that keep telling me that population is a “land use” problem since I’m sure they’re the first to voluntarily move to the far north or super-rural, and not just established urban zones already.
Just because someone (hi!) believes overpopulation is a problem doesn’t mean we’re pushing “solutions” to the problem.
Overpopulation happened because of advances in science. People are having fewer children. Populations will fall and it will correct itself. Whether the climate does, oof.
I believe it’s a naive belief at best that the climate is merely a problem of land use. Personally, I think it’s a double whammy of end-stage capitalism and population.
I don’t think there are solutions to overpopulation. It’s just a game that will play out as it does.
Capitalism, the incredible food waste of the culinary industry and markets, fossil fuels, etc, are obviously our big problems.
Land use can be better, but ALL of these things are problems. ALL of them are contributing.
nostr:npub1vytnxfgrdxazzmtwx4hv9xvunk6zmcx8lsykarvgl6lmgsz98eks2amgjn OMG, I had a conversation once with someone talking about, "we can populate Antarctica." So I asked her how she would feel about her kids playing outside on the ice and how easy it would be to build lasting homes.
