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mastertigurius@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

There’s actually more than enough resources to go around, but enormous amounts are lost to waste, corruption, inequality and greed. The world isn’t actually overpopulated, but over-urbanized. If it was made more feasible for people to live in the districts, more decentralised and with less waste of resources, human society would look very different.

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explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Why that direction? Intuitively I’d imagine stuffing the humans into cities would allow more mass transit, fewer cars, more economies of scale, and more area left over for nature. So more like Singapore, less like Texas.

Has anyone ever done scientific research on this question?

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trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
We produce enough food now, but not sustainably. Fertilizers and pesticides are destroying ecosystems.

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TWeaK@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
We could also all sleep together in big rooms, like stadiums, to save heat and power elsewhere. And it won’t turn into that orgy scene at the end of that Matrix movie, not unless Carol wants it to.

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- Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  We don’t have to invite Carol.
  
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WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
“In my perfect ideal world, that we have no path to achieving, we could sustain our large population indefinitely.”

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zbyte64@awful.systems ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Urban centers have less waste or CO2 per capita than their rural or suburban counterparts. The problem is our pursuit of ever increasing profits is extremely wasteful but is currently how states gain influence.

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