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sugarpop · 03-08-2009, 06:48 AM

Thanks Dana for that explanation. But I would argue, just because we can build upwards to accomodate more people doesn't mean we should. I believe people have gotten more rude, less attentive to their surroundings, more hostile, less tolerant, and those characterisitics, when living in close quarters with millions of people, are not good combinations. You know, if our humanity wasn't slipping away, and people were concerned with one another, and greed wasn't so rampant, and we actually DID create a world that was able to accomodate everyone comfortably, then I wouldn't be so opposed to having such a high population. But things aren't like that. There is so much poverty and misery in the world, and the world is becoming so toxic, it is getting unbearable.

03-08-2009, 06:48 AM	#10
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Thanks Dana for that explanation. But I would argue, just because we can build upwards to accomodate more people doesn't mean we should. I believe people have gotten more rude, less attentive to their surroundings, more hostile, less tolerant, and those characterisitics, when living in close quarters with millions of people, are not good combinations. You know, if our humanity wasn't slipping away, and people were concerned with one another, and greed wasn't so rampant, and we actually DID create a world that was able to accomodate everyone comfortably, then I wouldn't be so opposed to having such a high population. But things aren't like that. There is so much poverty and misery in the world, and the world is becoming so toxic, it is getting unbearable.