Its interesting that the narrator makes such a good case against over population being a threat, then quietly slips in "I think we can all agree there are too many people in the world". @3:36
Don't worry, I think Tennessee is too small. I once did a calculation based on the most densely populated city I could find and you need an Oklahoma or above!
Their math is... bad. Not "wrong," just bad. That doesn't mean that overpopulation is true, but their argument against it is substantially diminished by bad math.
They assume each 750 people can live, 3 people to a house (250 homes) on 12 acres "with parks and playgrounds and waterways" (and presumably other community buildings?), etc.
1 acre is ~44,000 sq ft. So 12 acres is 523,000 sq ft, divided by 250 homes = 2091 sq ft per home. That's the total home. The "front yard", "back yard", "garden" (where does the village get food?) and the house itself. Subtract out "parks and playgrounds" etc. That is sardine level living right there. Looking up average lot size:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median size of a lot for new construction in 2018 was 8,982 square feet, or about one-fifth of an acre. By comparison, the median size of a home lot in 2009 was 10,994 square feet, or one-fourth of an acre. That’s a square footage drop of 18.3 percent in average size.
I'm not saying you need 10k sq ft for a proper home, though you do if you aren't buying food at the grocery store every day (where does the grocery store fit in the village?). And a grocery store needs to be supplied by a whole lot of farm land, etc.
While I appreciate and agree with their larger message, their attempt to create scope fails when the math doesn't add up. They could have done the same thing, and fit everyone with enough land to grow food, and fit them all in CA for example (with 17 times more land area), instead of NH.
...and not just garden area, what about roads and infrastructure?
If every residential lot is 'snapped to it's neighbor like a Lego brick', then it is impossible to travel anywhere outside of your own home. (Unless, of course, there is an electrically-powered mini-helicopter on the roof of every house.)
Is the video deceptive?
There is absolutely no way that '250 homes' similar to the ones shown in the video (plus the parks) fit on 12 acres. Those homes (and yard, and 'their share' of the roads, etc) take up way more than 2091 sqft each.
As a simple real-world exercise, I challenge anyone to functionally fit eight 10x10 offices into a 1,000 sqft office space (only 80% utilization). You'll find out just how fast you 'eat up real estate' with things like hallways, bathrooms, access to exterior doorways, windows, meeting areas, break rooms, etc - you know, necessary infrastructure. Usable square footage is not as simple as people think.
People that do 'this kind of math' are the same ones that think that if a company buys a product for $4.00, they should offer it for sale at $4.01 (which allows for a 'profit').
That having been said, I agree the planet has plenty of space. I just wish that the people making videos put some (real-world) thought into their productions.
Its interesting that the narrator makes such a good case against over population being a threat, then quietly slips in "I think we can all agree there are too many people in the world". @3:36
I thought that was pretty strange. I guess brainwashing is hard to overcome.
Seriously. I wonder how he justifies it in his head. That's a big gap in logic.
The hell they can. They can all fit in California, though.
good idea, and California isn't an 'island' so it won't capsize like Guam😉
https://youtu.be/cesSRfXqS1Q
Kek! I get it... you don’t want them all in Your State, fren. 👍
And we don't want them in Tennessee either, f#@king diseased unwashed herds of ignorance and violence.
Don't worry, I think Tennessee is too small. I once did a calculation based on the most densely populated city I could find and you need an Oklahoma or above!
Bout 2000 sq ft for each individual
Their math is... bad. Not "wrong," just bad. That doesn't mean that overpopulation is true, but their argument against it is substantially diminished by bad math.
They assume each 750 people can live, 3 people to a house (250 homes) on 12 acres "with parks and playgrounds and waterways" (and presumably other community buildings?), etc.
1 acre is ~44,000 sq ft. So 12 acres is 523,000 sq ft, divided by 250 homes = 2091 sq ft per home. That's the total home. The "front yard", "back yard", "garden" (where does the village get food?) and the house itself. Subtract out "parks and playgrounds" etc. That is sardine level living right there. Looking up average lot size:
I'm not saying you need 10k sq ft for a proper home, though you do if you aren't buying food at the grocery store every day (where does the grocery store fit in the village?). And a grocery store needs to be supplied by a whole lot of farm land, etc.
While I appreciate and agree with their larger message, their attempt to create scope fails when the math doesn't add up. They could have done the same thing, and fit everyone with enough land to grow food, and fit them all in CA for example (with 17 times more land area), instead of NH.
...and not just garden area, what about roads and infrastructure?
If every residential lot is 'snapped to it's neighbor like a Lego brick', then it is impossible to travel anywhere outside of your own home. (Unless, of course, there is an electrically-powered mini-helicopter on the roof of every house.)
Is the video deceptive?
There is absolutely no way that '250 homes' similar to the ones shown in the video (plus the parks) fit on 12 acres. Those homes (and yard, and 'their share' of the roads, etc) take up way more than 2091 sqft each.
As a simple real-world exercise, I challenge anyone to functionally fit eight 10x10 offices into a 1,000 sqft office space (only 80% utilization). You'll find out just how fast you 'eat up real estate' with things like hallways, bathrooms, access to exterior doorways, windows, meeting areas, break rooms, etc - you know, necessary infrastructure. Usable square footage is not as simple as people think.
People that do 'this kind of math' are the same ones that think that if a company buys a product for $4.00, they should offer it for sale at $4.01 (which allows for a 'profit').
That having been said, I agree the planet has plenty of space. I just wish that the people making videos put some (real-world) thought into their productions.
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They just want a smaller population because it would be easier to controll
Yeah, but Texas does NOT want all those smelly, unwashed third worlders, and I don't blame them.
Yep.
wonder about this when drving in the country; SD & NE can go for miles without seeing any people, and they tell us we're 'overpopulated' 🙄
will be interesting to see how the video breaks it down.