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@jeffowski @ikentcpel This is true. It's also true that our current consumption levels are wildly unsustainable. Monocrop agriculture as it's practiced day causes massive soil loss that is only compensated for by constantly "clearing" new land and heavy use of fossil fuel based petrochemical fertilisers. Almost all fisheries are dealing with unsustainable takes and many have collapsed or are on the verge of it. Aquaculture is ironically responcile for much of this as the species humans favour in aquaculture are carnivorous, so actually encourage more overfishing to supply the feed for aquaculture species.

The situation with timber and with metal ore mining and processing for shelter is similarly unsustainable, not to mention energy needs, consumer goods etc. etc.

Reducing production and ensuring equitable distirbution would go a long way to correct this, but part of that does mean that many people in the global west will need to get a reality check. Billionaires a bit part of the problem, but overconsumption doesn't stop there. Middle class conspicuous consumption by the lawn loving "aspirational" classes of suburban Adelaide need to give up the yank tank and their frequent flier status