[londons_explore]

People were probably saying the same about the declining population of the dodo. "We'll all starve".

Yet the world goes on, and usually future people tend to not care so much about mistakes of the past.

[simmerup]

The population problem was solved by some chemical reaction using fossil fuels to create fertiliser so crop yields could increase

What’s going to be the tech solution this time?

[RetroTechie]

> The population problem was solved by some chemical reaction using fossil fuels to create fertiliser so crop yields could increase

"Solved"? It helped us become dependent on fossil fuels for food. And more mouths to feed.

> What’s going to be the tech solution this time?

There might not be one this time. And/or the core problem(s) are not technological.