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many of the problems in this world can be explained by one thing : too many people.
by schintan 7y ago
many of the problems in this world can be explained by one thing : too many people.
- Miner49er 7y agoNo, GDP per capita has doubled since the 80s. We have more wealth per person then ever in history. The problem is wealth distribution.
- gizmo686 7y agoExcept our per capita productivity has gone up, and we are not facing any fundamental shortages.
- ac29 7y agoThey're not making any more land in high-demand areas.
- gizmo686 7y agoHigh-demand areas aren't (generally) high demand because of intrinsic qualities. They are in demand because of the people and social structures that are already there. It is not inherently the case that there is a fixed amount of high-demand areas, that is just how we are set up politically at this point in time.
- imtringued 7y agoThat doesn't mean it is impossible to zone for higher densities.
- prklmn 7y agoI think institutional corruption is a much bigger problem than population size for the US.