[szundi]

No problem with this, apart from convincing like 5-6 billion people to cut their standards of living to half. Also less people is needed, few children. Sounds like impossible now without concentrated media effort and all ruling parties probably would lose for decades.

[TheOtherHobbes]

5-6 billion people are going to have their living standards and reproductive opportunities destroyed anyway.

If not worse.

But you're really just remaking the point that as a species we're incapable of intelligent collective management of our resources.

[selestify]

You are right. But good luck convincing those billions to voluntarily reduce their living standards. I fear change will have to come involuntarily.

[almostnormal]

>> No problem with this, apart from convincing like 5-6 billion people to cut their standards of living to half.

> 5-6 billion people are going to have their living standards and reproductive opportunities destroyed anyway.

The problem might be that those sets of people are not the same.

[concordDance]

Coordination problems are really really really hard. You shouldn't be dismissive about them.

[concordDance]

Got to convince Nigeria that they shouldn't expect any further quality of life increase. Good luck.