New Posts For Thread: BBC2 8pm-9pm...dont panic about world povertyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-povertyInteresting programme which I watched yonks ago. The lefties, instead. Of concentrating on the positives will try to pick bones. Fascinating viewing either wayYour right Patra Capitalism does rely on never ending expansionwhy we get boom and bust cyclesThe only thing that can expand indefinitely is the Universe as far as I knowWe do need to look at population growths in my opinion..it also the rate we arehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546341075#546341075Your right Patra Capitalism does rely on never ending expansionwhy we get boom and bust cyclesThe only thing that can expand indefinitely is the Universe as far as I knowWe do need to look at population growths in my opinion..it also the rate we areSat, 26 Sep 2015 08:28:36 -0500We're all hypocritical coonts to a certain extent, and I'm certainly no exception. But you've got to live somewhere and wherever it is, you're going to be using up resources and causing damage to the environment. Does it really matter that much wherehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546335407#546335407We're all hypocritical coonts to a certain extent, and I'm certainly no exception. But you've got to live somewhere and wherever it is, you're going to be using up resources and causing damage to the environment. Does it really matter that much whereFri, 25 Sep 2015 14:58:13 -0500rob_dylan • September 25, 2015 10:24 AM BST got to hand it to lfc, when he gets a silly theory in his head he proper goes with it. Doesn't look sideways or nothing.It is not a silly theory.....there are serious questions about our population exphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546334699#546334699rob_dylan • September 25, 2015 10:24 AM BST got to hand it to lfc, when he gets a silly theory in his head he proper goes with it. Doesn't look sideways or nothing.It is not a silly theory.....there are serious questions about our population expFri, 25 Sep 2015 13:54:19 -0500They reckon the key to population control is education. So as things generally improve worlwide it's likely that world population could reduce after it has plateaued.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546331117#546331117They reckon the key to population control is education. So as things generally improve worlwide it's likely that world population could reduce after it has plateaued.Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:35:27 -0500got to hand it to lfc, when he gets a silly theory in his head he proper goes with it. Doesn't look sideways or nothing.I reckon if world population does plateau at 10 or 11 billion then that will be sustainable food and water wise given that we havhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546329789#546329789got to hand it to lfc, when he gets a silly theory in his head he proper goes with it. Doesn't look sideways or nothing.I reckon if world population does plateau at 10 or 11 billion then that will be sustainable food and water wise given that we havFri, 25 Sep 2015 04:24:25 -0500Capitalism relies on neverending, exponential growth, which will destroy the environment.thenOne reason I live in South America is that the region is still growing economically, so things are getting better every year.patra sounds a right hypocriticahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546329139#546329139Capitalism relies on neverending, exponential growth, which will destroy the environment.thenOne reason I live in South America is that the region is still growing economically, so things are getting better every year.patra sounds a right hypocriticaFri, 25 Sep 2015 01:50:10 -0500Even if population didn't grow,or declined, well too bad...technolgy means we are now spread over every surface of land and that same technology has brought people and countries within a few minutes or days from each other. This is why it is very unlhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546329115#546329115Even if population didn't grow,or declined, well too bad...technolgy means we are now spread over every surface of land and that same technology has brought people and countries within a few minutes or days from each other. This is why it is very unlFri, 25 Sep 2015 01:37:08 -0500The problem is not population growth from this point it is that we have already run out of space. The only reason mankind has survived until now is because in the past the world was big enough to allow small areas of progress. People who were cleverhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546329061#546329061The problem is not population growth from this point it is that we have already run out of space. The only reason mankind has survived until now is because in the past the world was big enough to allow small areas of progress. People who were cleverFri, 25 Sep 2015 01:25:02 -0500By doomed, I guess I don't actually mean that the entire human race will be wiped out, just that billions would die and there would be a very serious reduction in quality of life for the rest. Even a relatively small nuclear war would totally fk thinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546327841#546327841By doomed, I guess I don't actually mean that the entire human race will be wiped out, just that billions would die and there would be a very serious reduction in quality of life for the rest. Even a relatively small nuclear war would totally fk thinThu, 24 Sep 2015 19:10:23 -0500Good post Patra.1. There are so many ways it can go tits up that one of them is bound to occur.How many ways can it go t1ts up very quickly with no chance to kind of come up with a new plan though? ASteroid I suppose. Do we literally have the capabhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30591037/bbc2-8pm-9pmdont-panic-about-world-poverty?post_id=546321921#546321921Good post Patra.1. There are so many ways it can go tits up that one of them is bound to occur.How many ways can it go t1ts up very quickly with no chance to kind of come up with a new plan though? ASteroid I suppose. Do we literally have the capabThu, 24 Sep 2015 10:13:56 -0500