Elephant in the room

[bunn]

You'd think occasionally on some of these news stories they'd acknowledge that a big part of the problem is that there are too many people.

UK water use 'worsening global crisis'

What do we need 8 billion people for anyway?  Wouldn't the world be a nicer place all round if we'd stuck at, say, 5 billion, and had more whales and orangutans instead...?

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[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

'Wouldn't the world be a nicer place all round if we'd stuck at, say, 5 billion, and had more whales and orangutans instead...?'

HEAR, HEAR!!!!!

It's just so obvious, isn't it, so why do the powers-that-be never take any notice!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Cram too many animals in : first they get grumpy at each other, then they start running short of resources and crowd out anything weaker - then they get sick. Nothing unique about humans in that respect. :-(