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0 pointscorty5y ago0 comments

Well, we are currently removing the last big forests like Amazonas for agriculture. Have the population double again, then it's gone for certain.

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saddlerustle5y ago

Agricultural land use only went up ~10% as the world went from from ~4 billion to ~8 billion people. It has been almost entirely offset by increased agricultural productivity.

cortyOP5y ago

And how much can we increase agri productivity? Will it grow exponentially along with the population? Otherwise, we will need that land.

throwaway3169435y ago

Population growth hasn’t been exponential for half a century. Get your facts straight.

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saddlerustle5y ago

Assuming increasing wealth and technology development, infinitely, because there's crops we can grow with no land assuming very cheap energy

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0 pointscorty5y ago0 comments

Well, we are currently removing the last big forests like Amazonas for agriculture. Have the population double again, then it's gone for certain.

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saddlerustle5y ago

Agricultural land use only went up ~10% as the world went from from ~4 billion to ~8 billion people. It has been almost entirely offset by increased agricultural productivity.

cortyOP5y ago

And how much can we increase agri productivity? Will it grow exponentially along with the population? Otherwise, we will need that land.

throwaway3169435y ago

Population growth hasn’t been exponential for half a century. Get your facts straight.

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saddlerustle5y ago

Assuming increasing wealth and technology development, infinitely, because there's crops we can grow with no land assuming very cheap energy

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse