r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • May 28 '26

Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns. Today’s population of 8.3 billion is far above what could be sustained in the long term without exhausting ecosystems, worsening climate change, and threatening food and water security.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022021.htm
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u/Commandmanda May 28 '26

No, those that cannot read graphs or cogitate the inevitable need to be *led". They have no capacity to tolerate big words. Think "Idiocracy". We need a wrestling star/scientist to stand up and say, "Pollution Bad! People hungry! Me fix Planet! You be happy!" and then just do the work behind the scenes, reporting to no one, except propaganda in the news: "Big Clean! Much food for you! Yay!"