Regarding the Affect of Human Population Growth on Human Progress

 


      Population density will reach a point where its increase no longer aids in the progress of the human race, but hinders it, due to a net excess of energy being "wasted" through dealing with the affects of the density.



A simple illustration is-

Expending energy to deal with famine; the affects of water shortages; aggressive transmittable diseases; various climate change challenges, and the massive amount of energy used in wars over resources,

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Investing this energy into education, science, our communities, etc.



      I think it is important that the human race starts thinking of population density as a potential threat to the progress of our species.  I think more important than the threat of our species being "wiped out" by our own unhindered reproduction, is the threat of being held back by it.