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For most of those things, people produce as much as they consume. So more people doesn't make things worse.

Fossil fuels are a bit of an exception, but the transition to non fossil fuels is in full swing, and will be complete long before the oil runs out.

Land is a better argument, though multi story buildings is a partial answer. Either way, we are very far from running out of land.




Land for housing isn't the concern, land for livestock the person eats is.




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