How else are they supposed to assuage the feeling that they're not some immortal magical beings living some divine simulation/game as the chosen ~~ones~~ players?

[–] jaanus20@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We can't deflate form 8 billion people and counting

[–] flop@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Malthus was wrong about this too. It's not the population that's a problem, it's miles of strip malls, filled with cheap trash, and meat and dairy every meal of the day.

[–] Beliriel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And why are those being built? Because the consumer population doesn't care and continues consuming the cheapest dirtiest shit imaginable.

[–] flop@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Okay? That doesn't change the fact that it's the lifestyle of people in rich countries, not the number of people that is the problem.

[–] thank_me_its_friday@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Germany tried it once ... I mean twice

[–] Koordinator_O@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't forget about the Chinese. They tried too and they were much more efficient.