[soco]

> That is an utterly meaningless statistic

It's very meaningful, when the main argument is population overcrowding.

[Argonaut998]

The entire human population can fit within Los Angelas. It’s not a good metric in general. Pressure on public services, resources and housing is far more useful

[jason-johnson]

The entire human population could stand there: each person would have roughly 1.5 to 5.4 square feet of space—less than the size of a single chair. If you actually did get all of humanity in LA it would instantly break out in war.

[deaux]

It's completely useless, because you're comparing country area level.

[ceejayoz]

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