On: Did The Harappan Civilization Avoid War for 2,000 Years?

[cbd1984]

Malthus seemed to imagine every method of population control other than the one that actually happened: Mass education leading to a revision of the social structure such that overpopulation was no longer inherent in the expectations underlying the family unit.

That neatly side-steps the Malthusian catastrophe, something which I'm sure drives the current crop of Malthusians to tears.

[junto → cbd1984]

There are still Malthusians? Seriously?

[cbd1984 → junto]

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Hard_green

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeboat_ethics

They don't call themselves Malthusians as such, but their ethics can only be understood by assuming a Malthusian premise.

Some people actually are disheartened by the idea that humans might be able to find a sustainable way without a massive die-off:

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pentti_Linkola