My thoughts on the problem of overpopulation and how to solve the environmenal crisis in the long run…
We are too many people on this planet. There isn’t enough resources on the Earth to feed everyone – at least not at the level of luxury we indulge ourselves with here in the West.
I personally do not believe that capitalism and liberalism is the key. As far as I see it, those two ideologies are two of the reasons why we have this situation with environmental and humanitarian crisis that we have today in the first place. Neither do I believe that socialism is the answer. It hasn’t worked earlier, and I don’t see why it should work now.
So what alternatives do we have? Personally, I don’t think technology is they key. Too many things can go wrong in a high-tech, sci-fi future. And I can’t see how that should benefit Earth and the human race either. I believe the best solution we have is eco-villages and other kinds of small communities. I do not think large, urban cities are natural and well-functioning conditions for the human being to thrive in. So both for the sake of the environment, and for the human race, I believe we should live in smaller, largely self-sustained, communities.
This is where I am at so far. Maybe I will change my mind later, or maybe I will find this idea better and better along the way. Either way, I will strive towards the goal of being self-sustained. I am not there yet, by far, and I am not even sure that is an obtainable goal. But it is my ideal way of life as I see it now.
Check my “homepage” it’s about the topic..
I believe the overpopulation is a much bigger problem than the “climatecrisis”. Earths resources is limited, but it doesn’t matter how the “west” deal with their problem, if the rest of the world do squat..
[Editor's Note: The link has been removed as I deem the content to be anti-islamic propaganda]
The climate crisis is one of the largest challenges we face these days, and I would say that one of the reasons why we have such a crisis in our hand is due to overpopulation. It is impossible to keep the western standard of living for much longer, especially with India and China’s large economical growth.