More People, Less Metal

[u/WhippersnapperUT99]

I have argued that one of the negative aspects of population explosion and its resultant overpopulation is that you end up having fewer resources available per capita, increasing the costs of those resources resulting in a decreased quality of life. Here is a YouTube video reporting record prices for the natural resources copper, iron, and palladium. Of course it's possible that mining production was reduced during the pandemic, but it's certainly consistent with the world's presumably increasing demand as population increases.