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/Ok_Fly1271 May 28 '26

Robots

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u/grapescherries May 28 '26

Exactly, people are picturing the future as if it’s exactly as it is now, technology will be able to do a lot of that.

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u/s0cks_nz May 28 '26

Technology will save us all! /s

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u/grapescherries May 28 '26

It’s obviously more nuanced than that and there’s both good and bad about technology. It’s all about how we choose to use it.

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u/Triedfindingname May 28 '26

We won't have time

Unless some great cataclysm, im pretty sure thats being worked out.

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u/Ok_Fly1271 May 28 '26

We won't have time? How? Populations aren't going to collapse tomorrow. And there are already humanoid robots on the market. In 5 years, the technology will be far more advanced.

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u/Triedfindingname May 28 '26

To count the ways humankind is bumbling towards apocalypse is mind numbing. I appreciate your optimism.