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Home › Forums › General Forums › Environmental Issues › The Malthusians Are Back.
Fun fact: Malthus had three children.
This British Broadcasting article has a synopsis of the debate with a bit on Malthus up to the present/future worries, .. but also going back to Plato, Mesopotamia, and even a prehistoric volcano that almost took out cavepeople via smoke/ash killing off food sources (let’s give thanks to In’n Out Burger).
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated?
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