Climate in the 21st Century

Will Humankind see the 22nd Century?

  • Not a fucking chance

    Votes: 44 28.0%

  • Maybe. if we get our act together

    Votes: 41 26.1%

  • Yes, we will survive

    Votes: 72 45.9%
  • Total voters
    157
Antidote Man

Antidote Man

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printer said:
Fertility rate, 2.1 is the replacement rate to keep the population stable. India 2.2, Indonesia 2.3, Iran 2.2, are getting close to breaking even. The rest of the countries have been "incorrectly" labelled "shit hole countries". I would guess their replacement rate might be higher than 2.1. From this it looks like developed countries run a deficit on replacement population.

1China1,439,323,7761.7
2India1,380,004,3852.2
3United States331,002,6511.8
4Indonesia273,523,6152.3
5Pakistan220,892,3403.6
6Brazil212,559,4171.7
7Nigeria206,139,5895.4
8Bangladesh164,689,3832.1
9Russia145,934,4621.8
10Mexico128,932,7532.1
11Japan126,476,4611.4
12Ethiopia114,963,5884.3
13Philippines109,581,0782.6
14Egypt102,334,4043.3
15Vietnam97,338,5792.1
16DR Congo89,561,4036.0
17Turkey84,339,0672.1
18Iran83,992,9492.2
19Germany83,783,9421.6
20Thailand69,799,9781.5
21United Kingdom67,886,0111.8
22France65,273,5111.9
23Italy60,461,8261.3
24Tanzania59,734,2184.9
25South Africa59,308,6902.4
www.worldometers.info

Population by Country (2024) - Worldometer

List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by population, from the most populated. Growth rate, median age, fertility rate, area, density, population density, urbanization, urban population, share of world population.
www.worldometers.info www.worldometers.info


Or more fun, interactive map. Hover mouse over the country to see the rate. Just looking at the colors on the map says a lot.

Total Fertility Rate 2024

worldpopulationreview.com worldpopulationreview.com
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The question though is why would we want to keep the population stable? With half as many people on earth, half as much smog, garbage, etc, the better this place would be...
 
printer

printer

Well-Known Member
Sickofitall420247 said:
Such as? Maybe the Africans need to stop breeding so much?
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And what is it that has them having more babies?

Antidote Man said:
The question though is why would we want to keep the population stable? With half as many people on earth, half as much smog, garbage, etc, the better this place would be...
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Never said it was a bad thing. The one problem is our society is based on consumption. More growth than last year. With less people, less growth. We will need a new system.
 
Antidote Man

Antidote Man

Well-Known Member
printer said:
And what is it that has them having more babies?



Never said it was a bad thing. The one problem is our society is based on consumption. More growth than last year. With less people, less growth. We will need a new system.
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We will need less people, I say. The question is who's going to go first...
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

Well-Known Member
Antidote Man said:
We will need less people, I say. The question is who's going to go first...
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the poor...they always go first :(
the wealthy can afford to live in protected circumstances, and the middle class, what little of it still exists, will be able to hold out longer than the poor.
Of course, once it advances to resource wars, who knows what will happen.
 
Antidote Man

Antidote Man

Well-Known Member
Roger A. Shrubber said:
the poor...they always go first :(
the wealthy can afford to live in protected circumstances, and the middle class, what little of it still exists, will be able to hold out longer than the poor.
Of course, once it advances to resource wars, who knows what will happen.
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I think it would collapse that way. If we got rid of the the poor, who would do all the shit jobs that nobody else will do? I say we get rid of the rich.

And, as things go, if they make AI that can repair themselves and one another, and do all the shit jobs that nobody wants, and just for shits and giggles we're allowed to beat them and treat them as slaves to show our superior dominance, I think in a few thousands years things might level out and we can all do what we want as they serve us...
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Antidote Man said:
I think it would collapse that way. If we got rid of the the poor, who would do all the shit jobs that nobody else will do? I say we get rid of the rich.

And, as things go, if they make AI that can repair themselves and one another, and do all the shit jobs that nobody wants, and just for shits and giggles we're allowed to beat them and treat them as slaves to show our superior dominance, I think in a few thousands years things might level out and we can all do what we want as they serve us...
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A smart toaster becomes a rebellious toaster.

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printer

printer

Well-Known Member
Antidote Man said:
I think it would collapse that way. If we got rid of the the poor, who would do all the shit jobs that nobody else will do? I say we get rid of the rich.

And, as things go, if they make AI that can repair themselves and one another, and do all the shit jobs that nobody wants, and just for shits and giggles we're allowed to beat them and treat them as slaves to show our superior dominance, I think in a few thousands years things might level out and we can all do what we want as they serve us...
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Thousand?
 
Fogdog

Fogdog

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Sickofitall420247 said:
Such as? Maybe the Africans need to stop breeding so much?
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The world is much better off as white rednecks drink their way to whiskey dick.


printer said:
And what is it that has them having more babies?



Never said it was a bad thing. The one problem is our society is based on consumption. More growth than last year. With less people, less growth. We will need a new system.
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It's about time for us to figure that out.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

Well-Known Member
Antidote Man said:
I think it would collapse that way. If we got rid of the the poor, who would do all the shit jobs that nobody else will do? I say we get rid of the rich.

And, as things go, if they make AI that can repair themselves and one another, and do all the shit jobs that nobody wants, and just for shits and giggles we're allowed to beat them and treat them as slaves to show our superior dominance, I think in a few thousands years things might level out and we can all do what we want as they serve us...
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You speak as if we have a choice...When shit goes sideways, you get out of the way or you get crushed.
Trying to control the demise of billions of people is a fantasy, when it starts, it won't follow any plans or rules, the weakest will die of heat prostration, the rest will die from starvation and lack of water...which will lead to resource wars, where desperate people will perform desperate acts to survive.
There will be no controlling such a thing.
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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I was wondering what a couple of recent breakthroughs in perovskite solar cells would do for the longevity of this technology, which has been the main issue with it, and how it would compare with current silicone lifespans.

Although the tests were only conducted for a matter of months, the fact that the treated cells barely lost any efficiency at all suggests they should be able to endure for far longer. Along with another recent coating was estimated to give perovskite solar cells a 30-year lifetime, this plucky new contender might have patched up its Achilles heel and soon challenge silicon for solar supremacy.


newatlas.com

New coating covers perovskite solar cells' last Achilles heel

Perovskite is quickly gaining on silicon in the solar cell field, but it has one major drawback – durability. Now, a new treatment has been shown to keep perovskite solar cells working at 99% of their efficiency after 1,000 hours of use.
newatlas.com newatlas.com
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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How Dead EV Batteries are Perfect for Energy Storage

It’s been nice to see the growing popularity of electric vehicles these last few years, but EVs need batteries and batteries don’t last forever. In fact, the first generation of EV batteries are already dying, and there's an absolute dead battery typhoon coming. Lithium battery recycling is improving, but it's still far from where it needs to be. Luckily there's another option that's pretty simple. Just take those used batteries and repurpose them for less demanding large scale energy storage. That's exactly what’s happening at a recently opened 25 MWh grid scale energy storage system in California. But if these batteries are “dead,” how are they able to bring new life to renewable energy storage?
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
I think since recharging stations pumping a lot of kilowatts into EVs will need some kind of protection from the rain, that anything solar panel covered should also be used for shelter from the elements. Most gas stations have such shelters from the elements already and recharging an EV with hundreds of volts could be dangerous in the pouring rain. These solar trees don't provide shade or shelter and appear expensive to construct.

 
Sativied

Sativied

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cannabineer said:
what happened in AD 357? My history is a bit threadbare.
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A turning point in history where Julian, Constatine’s nephew, defeated the union of great Germanic warrior tribes and expelled them from their homeland north of Italy and the Rhineland, ironically as the last pagan emperor opening the gates for centuries of barbaric christianization in many centuries to follow. iirc of course ;)
 
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