Show of Hands

and yet we're still investing millions into non-renewable resources

And if the planet can tolerate the load. The human contribution to global warming was not an issue when the population of the planet was still in the millions, rather than the packed-in-tight billions we have today.

Well sure, but there's no indication that will be an actual problem. The Malthusians have been wrong a long time. So have been the Erlichs, so have The Club of Rome. First thing for someone who wants to control you is scare you. To hell with them.

I can agree to that.

Above all else you need drinkable water.

Almost everything else can have a "work-around", but without water, you are screwed.

Kind of. We get better at distributing resources. If GMOs got banned we would be in a food crisis right now because growing organically takes up too many resources. So as pop expands, so will our tech to meet those needs.

They can't move around in India.

And I am not moving to Texas until the invasion is finished and martial law is lifted even if everyone else does.

Sure, it's not about just space. But can you also imagine the murder rate if we all had to live in a space the size of Texas? Just because you logistically can do something doesn't mean it's good.