Population 7 Billion
We did it. The world population has reached 7 billion and the number is only growing. No it is exploding.
With the explosion in population comes many questions such as "how many people can this planet actually support?"
Already we see enormous amount of poverty and devastation to our planet as we all try to stay alive. However, there are many of us who are not battling for our lives but merely looking to obtain a certain lifestyle; a Western lifestyle.
What other way is there to achieve this lifestyle than to exploit the earth? Unfortunately we as the world population are running out of resources to exploit.
These are not new worries by any means. For centuries now this topic has been associated with disease, hunger, war, and consequently an apocalypse. For now disease is being dealt with by modern science but hunger and poverty have no quick and easy solution.
One solution however is to decrease the birth rate. So that by 2050 we will not be at 10 billion, for if 7 billion is not sustainable (we are living off of capital, oil) 10 billion is definitely not. Another solution is lifestyle so that developing countries do not adopt the same appetite of our nations. Both need to be used together.
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