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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 03:53:53 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 4 Oct 2024 03:01:26 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 00:38:49 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:55:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thomas Malthus figured this out over 200 years ago.
>>> 
>>> He was wrong, though. Human ingenuity (i.e. science and technology)
>>> kept things going long after he thought they would fall apart.
>> 
>> Ah, a cornucopian!
> 
> Just a realist. You know, looking at what happens in the real world,
> instead of inside your head.

You know, the Romans had some really nifty technological solutions. You 
want to be a realist look at the civilizations that have faded from the 
world and ask yourself if this one is any different. Hubris is a wonderful 
thing when it bites you on the ass.