
Episode 32 - Overpopulation vs Overconsumption
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Is Overpopulation an Issue?
Kellen: The debate has always been a little silly to me because all that really matters is how much consumption there is between all the people that exist. I agree that it seems like we could have 8 billion people on the planet like we do now, consuming at a very low rate in a sustainable way and probably make the population work. We're not only consuming what we need to survive; we're consuming well above and beyond that,. Kellen: Once you kind of overshoot your capacity for growth, certain technologies cause a lot of pollution or other environmental impacts.
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