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In reply to the discussion: "Is a human 'population bomb' ticking?" at AlJazeera [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)Otherwise it really doesn't matter what size our population is.
We need to reach boldly, toward factories on the moon and resource acquisition off-world, coupled with near-total or total recycling. Nanotech insecticide / insect repellent technology, carbon neutral energy production, fuel cells - all of these mean a huge demand for menial, medium-level and high-level skilled labor.
If this isn't the solution, then guess what... you're the one who will have to lay down and die when the problem explodes in our faces. The Plutocrats will find a nice desert island to hide away with their hoarded goods. If this crash happens 50 years from now, you bet they'll use drones to kill the rest off and take what little they have. 50 years is a LONG time for technology to evolve.