52 Truth: Theoretically, all the people of could easily fit in a Texas-sized city that is as dense as New York City. See the infographic. (media.scored.co) posted 225 days ago by Magnify 225 days ago by Magnify +52 / -0 15 comments share 15 comments share save hide report block hide replies
This was the main point of the book "Stand on Zanzibar". I remember my ideas of over-population started crumbling after reading that book.
That and Paul Ehrlich losing his bet.
I think the bet had to do with resource scarcity?
It did. He thought humanity was doomed to suffer because the population would always be growing at a faster rate than the food supply.
Which is nonsense, of course. And he paid up.
But his book, "The Population Bomb," continues to be adhered to as if it were truth.