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The Human Ecology of Overshoot: Why a Major ‘Population Correction’ Is Inevitable
www.mdpi.com ^ | 11 August 2023 | William Reese

Posted on 10/21/2023 1:11:16 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Introduction and Purpose This paper examines the human population conundrum through the lens of human evolutionary ecology and the role of available energy.

"... In short, humanity has already exceeded the long-term human carrying capacity of the earth." (. The global economy will inevitably contract and humanity will suffer a major population ‘correction’ in this century.

(Excerpt) Read more at mdpi.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; conspiracy; end; eugenics; fakenews; malthusian; massmurderers; nazipropaganda; populationcontrol; the; williamreese
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To: bert
"The fit will survive. The unfit will be erased"

Hey, I resemble those remarks!

21 posted on 10/21/2023 2:16:52 PM PDT by The Duke (Why do I think that the cynicism gene is going to be prevalent in future generations?)
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To: RomanSoldier19

It’ll just be natural as those billions die off through the decade...


22 posted on 10/21/2023 2:17:56 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RomanSoldier19

We’ve heard this anti-Christ stuff since we were kids.

The whole “green” thing is based on it.

It’s nonsense.


23 posted on 10/21/2023 2:22:01 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Texas Fossil

Malthus has been right for most populations during most of history.

The population expands until it reaches the carrying capacity of its area, and then it stabilizes with the lowest rungs of society limited by disease, war, and starvation.

Population expansions have occurred when there are technological improvements to agricultural production (3-field rotation, importation of American food crops, double cropping of rice, Haber-Bosch production of ammonia) or when the area expands (replacement of hunter-gatherers in the the US, South Africa, Siberia, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Australia, etc.).


24 posted on 10/21/2023 2:26:24 PM PDT by FarCenter
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To: RomanSoldier19

Based on computer models?

Computer models = guesses.


25 posted on 10/21/2023 2:31:33 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: RomanSoldier19

Democrats are prepping for mass extermination.


26 posted on 10/21/2023 2:41:04 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie. )
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To: FarCenter

Child sacrifice is certainly a recurring theme through history.


27 posted on 10/21/2023 2:48:40 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RomanSoldier19
Still more kvetching about man-made global warming when there has never been a shred of (balanced and/or empirical) evidence that a warmer plant wouldn't be a good thing.
28 posted on 10/21/2023 3:02:36 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; anthropocene_x

“eliminate 6 or 7 billion “

Well you know we have to do something ....
or the cities will be buried in horse dung by 1924..

hmmm ....wait ....what?


29 posted on 10/21/2023 3:06:23 PM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Very good article that points out a very possible civilization collapse.


30 posted on 10/21/2023 3:07:56 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: RomanSoldier19

This is just bunk. I’ve read from credible sources that even without advances in technology we could support 30 billion people on Earth.


31 posted on 10/21/2023 3:10:40 PM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: Eccl 10:2

32 posted on 10/21/2023 3:12:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Thanks for posting a mist amusing essay, merely recycling previous arguments.

Of Rees, one reads: Prof Rees’ academic work has been widely recognized. He has served on numerous advisory committees and lectured by invitation in 30 countries. Rees is a founding member and former President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics; a founding Director of the One Earth Initiative; and a Fellow of the Post-Carbon Institute. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 and, in 2007, was awarded a prestigious Trudeau Foundation Fellowship. In 2012, Prof Rees received an Honorary Doctorate from Laval University, the Boulding Prize in Ecological Economics and a Blue Planet Prize (jointly with Dr Wackernagel). He was elected a full member of the Club of Rome in 2014.

Source: https://www.postcarbon.org/our-people/william-rees/

Among the other features of the "post carbon" folks is that ubiquitous "donate" button because -- money. And one can post on the site for money: "Article Processing Charges (APC) Information"

See: https://www.mdpi.com/apc

And, by the way, the domain which hosts this particular "modern Malthus" is for sale: $94,888 USD.

https://www.domainmarket.com/buynow/mpdi.com

Yup, as the nameservers show nicely: Name Servers: ns1.domain-is-4-sale-at-domainmarket.com ns2.domainmarket.com

Carbon foot print? Actually one follows this back to a money footprint, as happens with so much of the "green" movement.....

33 posted on 10/21/2023 3:20:52 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: skinny old man
Would you care to elaborate as to what which aspect of my post you disagree with?

You don't think these Population Control folks are:

A. Godless?

B. Goons?

C. Clueless?

34 posted on 10/21/2023 3:24:56 PM PDT by G Larry (It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Those four and five hundred pound mamas that came up the trail from central and south America to wade across the Rio Grande are really tipping the scales for North America. The Earth should start wobbling at any time now.


35 posted on 10/21/2023 3:25:52 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Real Country Singing Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. Nobody has to resign.)
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To: Lockbox
Says who?

What do you think Genesis is all about?

36 posted on 10/21/2023 3:30:57 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: Lockbox
Says who?

What do you think Genesis is all about?

37 posted on 10/21/2023 3:31:20 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand

God reduced the population to 8?


38 posted on 10/21/2023 3:44:12 PM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Lockbox

“... And let those claiming this situation kill them selves, believe in problem, believe in solution, implement solution, repeat........”

Same for the CAGW folks.


39 posted on 10/21/2023 5:43:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

“awarded a prestigious Trudeau Foundation Fellowship”

THERE’s your problem right chair..


40 posted on 10/21/2023 5:46:44 PM PDT by Paladin2
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