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Limits to Growth 1972, 2004 (alor.org)

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Produced in 1972, we knew even then that we needed to rein in the unfettered exploitation of this planet and it's resources. It predicted collapse around 2040, which seems pretty on point given how things are going.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

One thing that gets me is the oil. Peak oil was made fun of but without fraking its just about right. It feels that the things we find to push a little further out have massively bad effects that just sorta makes a farther future even worse in exchange for keepin on keepin on in the short term.