Breaking Down: Collapse

Episode 4: Overshoot & Limits to Growth

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Oct 14, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Living Abroad Shifts Perspective

  • Kellen's experience in Mexico changed her worldview, making her see wealth and poverty more clearly.
  • She realized American lifestyle is luxurious and wasteful compared to many poorer places.
INSIGHT

Human Biomass Dominance

  • Humans and domestic animals make up 98% of Earth's biomass; wild animals constitute only 2%.
  • This dominance has caused severe biodiversity loss and ecosystem imbalance.
INSIGHT

Exponential Growth Explained

  • Exponential growth compounds at a rate that seems slow then suddenly becomes nearly vertical.
  • Humanity is on the 34th square of doubling population, nearing the scale of unimaginable growth.
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