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buckyfonds on Nostr: They are not fearmongering with the number itself, but with the exponential growth, ...

They are not fearmongering with the number itself, but with the exponential growth, and to get the exponential growth you need greater numbers.

Just looking at the article associated with the pic I've posted
- https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/save-the-planet-have-fewer-children-30302/



"It took more than 150,000 years for our population to reach just one billion . By 1900, there were nearly two billion people on the planet, and by 2000, more than six billion. The exponential nature of this growth is stunning and alarming. The United Nations predicts that, by 2050, our population will be at 9.6 billion people. Our current trends indicate that one billion people will be added to earth's population every twelve years. "
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Our population growth is astronomical. This growth might be sustainable if we had the natural resources to accommodate it, but we don't. In 1965, humans used only 70 percent of the natural resources the planet could regenerate or repair each year; meaning the Earth's natural processes could more than make up for the resources used by humans. That is no longer the case. By the beginning of this decade, we used up the natural resources of 1.4 Earths. As the worldwide population continues to grow exponentially, and natural resources can't regenerate fast enough, we will continue to degrade and destroy our environment. Our land, our forests and our seas will continue to suffer the consequences of this exponential growth.
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The emphasis is on the exponential growth. The greater number they come up with, the more exponential the growth, the more fearmongering.