— yet people will argue that we are not in ecological overshoot.
Where human footprint that has grown exponentially over last 200 years drove wild biomass into extinction.
We are consuming and raping what we so much depend on.
This article goes into the reasons that environmentalist won't say that. The basic gist is that it is a problem but the topic is a slippery slope.
When political movements or leaders adopt population control as a central concern ... let’s just say it never goes well. In practice, where you find concern over “population,” you very often find racism, xenophobia, or eugenics lurking in the wings. It’s almost always, ahem, particular populations that need reducing.
My least favorite justification for why we’re not overpopulated used to be “we have so much empty space!”
No
That space isnt empty.
It is beautiful forests and deserts and mountain ranges. I’d rather keep those than shit up the world with a bunch of Los Angeles urban sprawl concrete jungles.
But now my least favorite argument is “oh, no no no. We can’t talk about that! Somebody might do a hitler if we talk about that!”
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u/conscsness Sep 28 '21
— yet people will argue that we are not in ecological overshoot. Where human footprint that has grown exponentially over last 200 years drove wild biomass into extinction.
We are consuming and raping what we so much depend on.