Ideas to help mankind survive for the long-term.
The Earth is huge, but it has limits. Many people are working on more efficient ways to live comfortable lives, resulting in increasing productivity. This is a good thing. But in spite of these efforts we continue to cut down more forests, making less space available for other life forms. We are using many natural resources faster than they are being created. Our consumption increases faster than science can increase the efficiency of production. Like the tragedy of the commons, our current course could lead to disaster. If we plan in the long-term - that is, hundreds, even thousand of years into the future - it is apparent that we must find ways to live that can be sustained. What we should do:
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