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Topic	Do you think the world is overpopulated?
DarkDoc 02/15/24 4:02:06 PM #153:	emblem-man posted... A large part is zoning laws, permitting issues, etc. For example, it's just plain illegal to build more housing in many cities unless the housing is very specific (single family housing, minimum lot requirements, etc.). A large issue holding back solar and other renewables for example is that it takes many years for companies to get electric transmission lines approved during permitting!! We are shooting ourselves in the foot on so many things Are you talking about the USA? Topic is world. Deutschenlied posted... Artificial scarcity of jobs doesn't prove overpopulation. Or, just... genuine scarcity of jobs? andel posted... there is tons of unused space mostly everywhere There's supposed to be! Wtf. reincarnator07 posted... No, my answer would be to train said population and build more medical facilities. You even get the benefit of many of those positions being well paid, so they generate more tax revenue out of the same population. Many problems with this. (1) most people are thick as pigshit, I wouldn't want them working on me. (2) I'm sure they thought of that already. (3) no, nursing jobs are extremely low paid. (4) tax revenue is nothing to do with it. reincarnator07 posted... Did you include every miniscule nation? Most of the densest places are city states, island nations and some dependencies. The list that has all the countries in the world. Sorry, did you want to exclude the ones that didn't fit your narrative? reincarnator07 posted... NL ranks just behind India for density, 424/km2 vs 435/km2. To give some context, UK is at 277/km2 China is at 149/km2, and the USA, responsible for something like a 6th of global emissions on its own, is at a measly 35/km2.. Like, India is the 7th largest country by land area... When I think of India I think of a country that has 3 deserts... Like, I get your point - I've had a Dutch friend in my car who's impressed by how much green space we have in the UK. But I still don't think your point is a very strong one. reincarnator07 posted... The main difference is everyone is able to ride a bike. Or, I guess, most people in UK/USA don't ride a bike because they are too lazy or too unfit to do so. And countries like Australia and Russia are simply too large for people to consider riding a bike. Other countries are too hilly or have too much jungle for people to ride a bike. It's definitely not a solution that works everywhere. <cite>DarkDoc posted [p:978862254] in Do you thi... [t:80693149]...</cite> <quote>emblem-man posted...</cite><quote>A large part is zoning laws, permitting issues, etc. For example, it's just plain illegal to build more housing in many cities unless the housing is very specific (single family housing, minimum lot requirements, etc.). A large issue holding back solar and other renewables for example is that it takes many years for companies to get electric transmission lines approved during permitting!! We are shooting ourselves in the foot on so many things</quote>Are you talking about the USA? Topic is world.Deutschenlied posted...</cite><quote>Artificial scarcity of jobs doesn't prove overpopulation.</quote>Or, just... genuine scarcity of jobs?andel posted...</cite><quote> there is tons of unused space mostly everywhere </quote>There's supposed to be!Wtf.reincarnator07 posted...</cite><quote>No, my answer would be to train said population and build more medical facilities. You even get the benefit of many of those positions being well paid, so they generate more tax revenue out of the same population.</quote>Many problems with this. (1) most people are thick as pigshit, I wouldn't want them working on me. (2) I'm sure they thought of that already. (3) no, nursing jobs are extremely low paid. (4) tax revenue is nothing to do with it.reincarnator07 posted...</cite><quote>Did you include every miniscule nation? Most of the densest places are city states, island nations and some dependencies.</quote>The list that has all the countries in the world. Sorry, did you want to exclude the ones that didn't fit your narrative?reincarnator07 posted...</cite><quote> NL ranks just behind India for density, 424/km2 vs 435/km2. To give some context, UK is at 277/km2 China is at 149/km2, and the USA, responsible for something like a 6th of global emissions on its own, is at a measly 35/km2..</quote>Like, India is the 7th largest country by land area... When I think of India I think of a country that has 3 deserts...Like, I get your point - I've had a Dutch friend in my car who's impressed by how much green space we have in the UK. But I still don't think your point is a very strong one.reincarnator07 posted...</cite><quote>The main difference is everyone is able to ride a bike.</quote>Or, I guess, most people in UK/USA don't ride a bike because they are too lazy or too unfit to do so. And countries like Australia and Russia are simply too large for people to consider riding a bike. Other countries are too hilly or have too much jungle for people to ride a bike. It's definitely not a solution that works everywhere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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