[emanuensis]

People LIKE to live on the edge. It is an unfortunate fact ... especially given their are 9B of us. Super bad for the ecology, the encountering of new diseases etc. Suburbs Exurbs, retreats... never ends. If we had a Home (like most animals) we would have to worry much less about despoliation and ravages like fires. Why not have a home to live in and allow ourselves rest, relaxation and recovery in an unspoiled wilderness??

[dragonwriter]

> It is an unfortunate fact ... especially given their are 9B of us.

The current estimate I see most places is 7.8B, where does 9B come from?

[bariswheel]

I think their writing was supposed to be interpreted a bit performance art'ish.

[emanuensis]

:) Whew! So glad! The planet might actually survive 38.9678 days more!