How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion? | Charles C. Mann

By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk packed with wit and wisdom, science journalist Charles C. Mann breaks down the proposed solutions and finds that the answers fall into two camps -- wizards and prophets -- while offering his own take on the best path to survival.
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[@whatsmyageagain1000]

It's telling in the part where he says, "We think we're special, but it's much worse than that", then everybody laughs. You'd think a statement like that would silence everyone, but the irony is we do think we're so special that our individual preservation will always come before a globalised effort to make the changes we need.

[@boatymcboatyface41]

I noticed that too. As much as I hate to admit it, the ones driving the train of humankind are political leaders. Ones that care for our government and for money. None of them really seem to care about where that train will lead humankind, only that the passengers cooperate and that they gain money. If we can’t get the politicians to change their look out the window so that they can see where they are going, then we will inevitably crash right into the edge of that Petri dish. In this essay I will

[@nolives]

Which is why it'll never change and we will all die off.

[@abcdxx1059]

We are special

[@abcdxx1059]

@@boatymcboatyface41 that is stupid first you appoint them then condemn them

[@conorharrigan9311]

Globalised efforts never work. That's the problem. It's like banging your head against a wall and wondering why your head hurts.

[@fatimareyes7655]

To me, the solution has always been obvious: educate people. It has been shown that the more educated people are, the less kids they have; the more educated they are, the more money they make and the more aware they are of human problems, and therefore the more willing they are to help solve them.

[@jokuvaan5175]

That could be a part but not the whole solution.

[@fatimareyes7655]

@@jokuvaan5175 Well, obviousy, but I believe it's the right way to start.

[@fatimareyes7655]

@Tony Dinh People aren't born stupid, they are raised stupid. If you educate them right from the begining, they shouldn't grow stupid. And, what's even more, I do believe (but this is more of a personal conviction I guess) you can educate people out of "stupidness".

[@dylanshotwell9100]

Maybe subsidized sterilization as well. Problem is it’s less developed contries that surpass their replacement rate, not the USA or Europe.

[@mhartung8335]

@@fatimareyes7655 ....How does one stop stupid people from breeding ? You can't educate people ; they must desire an education......Nice dream though.....

[@gobofraggel7383]

When I visited friends in the Philippines I was shocked when I had to shower with a bucket of cold water. There was no shower head, only a faucet. I squatted and lathered the sponge and washed, I then used the water to rinse. For my 2 weeks there this was how I bathed and I actually felt really bad about how I showered in the USA and how wasteful it was. I would have stood under a shower of running water, wasting gallon after gallon of water with the music playing for 15 minutes. It made me realize there are other ways to live which are less wasteful. Today I use a restrictor on the showerhead and I play George Michael's "Careless Whisper" and I am in and out of the shower before the song ends (less than 3 minutes).

[@StefanVenus]

It's 2019,.... to you who reads this in 2050,... good luck with the petri dish!

[@JAMESCLOWNMAN]

Walther Penne how do you know your not youtube only time will tell

[@WormholeJim]

4 months hence, still 2019 ..Really? 30 years? I don't even know if that's actually optimistic or pessimistic. I don't actually think they read in a way you and I could recognize as readiing in another 30 years, though.

[@zwavy4375]

Stefan Venus facts 😂

[@bluskies1000]

I'll still be around taking notes in 2050 :) That's not so long away. If we can avoid the coming 10 sided civil war.

[@manuelcvaz]

And don't forget that the last generation on the petri dish resorts to cannibalism.

[@Tenlbtestees]

I love his energy. His sense of urgency, it’s refreshing yet scary. Very good speaker.

[@mohammadporkyharam613]

lmao

[@adamreich3228]

I was just about to say the same

[@MarcSeePhoto]

He seems very nervous lol

[@TravisJones812]

I just don't see how any of this will matter after Trump comes back and builds the wall. Just kidding. The entire GDP of Africa (which is expected to account for over 80% of population growth by 2100) is a mere $2.6 trillion - less than that of France. Sub-Saharan Africa has as many kids under age 5 (about 170 mln) as N. America, S. America, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand combined. Most countries of the world have hit 'peak baby' - meaning the number of babies born every year has peaked and is declining, including in places like Latin America.

[@ced4612]

@@MarcSeePhoto yes we should be nervous all of us

[@theconductoresplin8092]

Thanos wants to know your location

[@sum1221]

Half of the population: I don’t feel so good

[@lucagerio]

Ok this is Epic

[@armanke13]

He could just snap to know his location, right? Given he have all infinity stones and gauntlet.

[@laurenb916]

@@sum1221 Half the population can die, and leave the rest of us in peace on this beautiful planet that we are destroying.

[@sauce6604]

more than half need to go.......

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

I'm 43 years old now... never married ... No kids .... You're welcome oh and the main reason? Brace yourselves .... Cuz I've never felt that I could honestly afford to have kids

[@ashsqx3246]

I'm 41 and never got married never had kids, when l was younger l was a tad wistful... but now? I'm so so happy I'm single and child free. I actually am clear now that l don't want to deal with a man or children... I've worked hard to earn my peace, and l truly do not want anybody to disturb it now. I would rather focus on my passions which l am able to do now

[@traceykays433]

Good for y’all. I am 56 have one kid and their over rated. Lol! People stop having kids.

[@deutschlandbrauchtmehrausl2214]

Whats stupid is that population growth is only in poor countries, Africa is expected to hit 4 Billion people by 2100, meanwhile the European population in Europe is declining slightly and not increasing, you can see this well in Japan and South Korea. In North America its harder to see due to the constant migration. Developing countries are doing this, not western countries. They will get more poor people who will want to move to Europe or America for a better life.

[@admirald2680]

Me too! I fkin LOVE not having kids! 👍

[@Kevrix]

feel the same

[@Prince7G]

*Use condoms simple as that* And good quality condoms so they don't leak like water pipes.

[@yoya1117]

Prínce 7•G condoms aren’t 100%. How about people practice abstinence instead of fucking around.

[@jsnjwb84]

Humans don't care about the earth they want pleasure.

[@raivo_4447]

jsnjwb84 you mean ‘we’ not ‘they’ unless you’re an alien

[@hectorestrada6930]

Use recycled condoms....

[@slipperyjk]

Government controlled reproduction. Yeah...that should work

[@evadubois2329]

Heartbreaking, frustrating, makes me cry out of frustration... We have got so much potential as a species, we could build such efficient and wonderful global communities, if we would just help each other reach our fullest potential instead of fighting each other over BULLSHIT.

[@ramyrammal4579]

we started off like this but all humans have different opinions on different things so we divided. then these people divided and so on.

[@jabel6434]

Eva Dubois , We are a very young species, and not fully human but we do learn from crisis situations and we can co-operate when we have to. But understand the one percent of us who does not want the majority to become a success.

[@robertoenriquechavezrodrig731]

You're so beautiful Eva, what's your email? 🌹 ❤️ 😘

[@kepspark3362]

Yep!

[@thebandofbastards4934]

People have an inherent need to feel superior to others by any means necesary.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

We somehow hittin 10 billion but I can't get a text back

[@TheDoomWizard]

ppl have less value

[@Catholicophobia]

They have 999,999,998 other people to text besides you. Sorry bud

[@iron-farmer]

Hit the gym bud! Eat chicken

[@Hawkman6788]

Man that hit home hard!

[@urielkosovo5177]

DAMfoxygrampa we are in no way hitting 10B. Look at all the wars and invention of contraceptions. Barely any young adult wants kids because that’s what we have been told. The population growth makes no sense at all. It’s the complete opposite. It’s declining and not growing. How can people not see that on a daily biases?

[@darkisland04]

It's like I've always thought: the proper approach is ALWAYS in the middle, and doesn't lie (or even exist) in the extremes.

[@getoutthere04]

When people can acknowledge their neighbor or even a coworker, we'll get there. Forget a text message and smart phones, people still need to share ideas verbally

[@mementocatharsis9372]

You commented something I liked on another video. I remember your name and pic. Just sayin

[@face-diaper]

That's nice only when people learn to treat each other kindly and with respect. Other than that, I could care less about people.

[@malayagr]

The simple answer is this: If we go on living the way we do, we probably aren't going to get to 10 billion.

[@NathansHVAC]

The robots will feed us.

[@yuri6439]

This comment will get lots of likes

[@malayagr]

@Salterino Kripperino What are you going on about?

[@malayagr]

@Jed Lawson You seem to be talking as if "the West" and the "3rd world" people are two entirely different species. They are not. What the "3rd world" people lack are education and awareness. If anything, migrating to "the West" will give them that and will, in the long run, ensure that their next generations (which, continuing your way of reference, would become "the West" people) won't make the same mistake. Really. Think about it.

[@rlburton]

I work in bioenergetics research. Given the vast amount of food that gets wasted, combined with the obesity epidemic, 10 billion people is not a problem. 50 billion is not a problem. 100 billion, then we need to start getting creative.

[@TerielAtmano]

People would protest and share knowledge if they saw the problems in this video as greater than their own personal troubles. No one has time to go to the streets to fight for nuclear energy when they're struggling for enough money, a loving partner, good friends, having time to relax, being skilled at something, getting rid of personal addictions... Until we get better at solving personal problems at a global scale, we won't care about the bigger picture. Universal basic income seems like a good start to free up some personal energy to devote to bigger matters. This might not work either, as it seems like we'll just keep comparing ourselves to each other and finding new personal worries to spend our energy on. Maybe we should study the mindsets of people who made change on a greater scale, and try to create conditions that foster those mindsets on a massive scale.

[@halcyon1009]

Refreshing comment. I feel like psychology and research indeed could have a chance. It would then involve drastically reshaping society around the whole world according to what would be found. Funny thing about that is the people who initially try implement their vision are often seen as lunatics/ heretics or some sort of cult leader/ dictator, at least by some amount of people. At the end of the day drastic reshaping would not have its consequences, some would lose out with the change, and it would come down to who has the ultimate power, if anybody, and whether the other players with power choose to fight back.

[@luism5514]

Although your argument sounds nice, I am deeply skeptical of any government monetary intervention.

[@andycrenator73]

@@luism5514 Yup

[@MM-ks1zn]

That is why management of human society should not be done by humans.

[@andriohalfer4615]

Then on the other hand, nothing else than human understands itself @@MM-ks1zn

[@AdventureElliot]

The world will reach 10 billion people that we won’t be able to support. Corona virus : hold my beer.

[@perkaholic1865]

covid infected a lot but didn’t kill a lot

[@mr.RAND5584]

Its happening now.

[@maximo818]

V@X: hold my beer.

[@BlackKing.2000]

@@stratosphere2323 oh please if the government wanted to de populate they would use a way more potent and deadly virus. This virus doesn’t even come close to the most deadliest diseases. If the government was trying to control overpopulation then they’re failing miserably

[@timobrienwells]

We will easily be able to support 10 billion people. In fact their quality of life will probably be better than ours.

[@gezzap182]

“The odd chunk of Tobler-roh-knee”

[@Ziggy695]

My family stoped using plastic bags, lowered water and power usage, moved to a vegetarian diet and each day we do a little more. We take small steps and will keep making them. We all need to care less about our selfs and more about what’s around us.

[@Ziggy695]

Alex Bellany I’ve spent months in Nepal and been to China and yes, it’s terrible. But your solution is to murder everyone not like your self? Tad racist don’t you think? Clearly your the one left behind.

[@Adam-gy3tw]

Legend has it, he only blinked once during the whole speech.

[@sayittomyfaceidareyou8629]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ardellacfuiellsalimia7836]

He does have the appearance of an AI robot!

[@gardensofthegods]

I have trouble trusting those who dont blink much .

[@jclaytoncabral5106]

It's cocaine

[@questionreality6003]

You're a great writer sir! -- I really enjoyed that, Mr. Mann :):)

[@jimharring2937]

I can’t wait till we hit 20 billion in 2100

[@AyeCarumba221]

Yep. Amazing that in two years since your comment, there have been zero replies. Says to me that nobody is concerned about over-population. Bummer.

[@Urelasir]

Its obvious, the rich few will have everything and protection while the poor die of hunger. Thats how humanity works.

[@NathansHVAC]

You're talking about socialist countries

[@robhorgan9767]

Well the rich educated western countries have only mild population growth so it's not even our fault that the population is rising so drastically. It's Africa, India, and South America we need to worry about. Those people need education and start doing what China is doing.

[@Urelasir]

@@NathansHVAC Bullshit. I dont know any country that doesnt work like I said. Some just hide it and do more and better propaganda to make you think differently.

[@Urelasir]

@Trey Justice still compared to the people who have alot of wealth, they are nothing. And the ones that have alot of wealth are the ones that will survive no matter what. So yeah, I still stand by my prediction and that this is unfortunately how mankind works, and even from our history we can clearly see this. Extremes amount of money, power and protection will keep those few safe and well, while the poor just die. But who knows. Im skeptic about mankind future and I really dont believe that the really wealthy will care much for the masses in times of real crisis and will survive thanks to all their enormous wealth and power.

[@crashstitches79]

That's how *NATURE* works. "Rich" is merely a euphemism for "powerful and connected." And it works on a fractal scale.

[@Hannah-md8dl]

Can someone disliked this video explain why? This is a good, informative speech that gives us awareness of problems that over population causes. Everyone thinks they are exception, having a few kids in their family doesn't matter at all, but it can actually add up to the world population cricis, resource depletion and those kids are the ones who'll finally suffer.

[@tomohawk52]

Because the majority of the countries in the First World have fertility rates way below replacement level.

[@Thunderstormwitch]

Excellent point!

[@chriss.216]

I was waaaay too high to watch this TEDTalk...

[@SeanRussell87]

hahahaha

[@Obscurealternatives999]

Ha ha

[@Oldster67]

10 Billion by 2050. Living on this planet will be a nightmare.

[@lesleycronin832]

It's already bad.

[@Thunderstormwitch]

Indeed! And if the Earth continues to warm it will indeed be a messy ride around our star, for our species.

[@rad_tee9061]

Combining science with indigenous knowledge (reciprocity). And understanding that nature rewards symbiosis. That is key.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

*_Thanos will save us_*

[@Mlgtrek334]

ok

[@joojinho3931]

Thanos car

[@abhaysharma9317]

Such a unusual comment after a really genuine talk. Good luck humanity with having 8 billion meme based humans accept the few who can't go far from their bubble.

[@whatstarsreallylooklike2944]

Jesus saved us 2000 years ago. You must repent and believe to be saved. WHAT R U WAITING FOR

[@Anonymous-mm8ej]

@@whatstarsreallylooklike2944 Then what are you doing here? Go and pray Jesus instead of watching intellectual outcomes and giving any effort to make world a better place.

[@uhrw3rk]

TED Videos should be mandetory in school - also discussing them afterwards

[@krystonjones]

Basic spelling for commenters should be mandatory - also hair transplants for rug wearing presenters.

[@bernardogomez5473]

uhrw3rk Already happening here in Riverside county California

[@veronicachristopher9321]

@@krystonjones To add to your comment, wouldn't it be rug-wearing?

[@andrewheagwood5950]

I disagree. Allowed, perhaps, but some of these TED talks are extremely opinionated, and don't belong in a school.

[@JLDJR]

Yeah for Satanist

[@dannteachertheoriginal]

I've totally figured out that I'm a prophet!! Thank God!

[@caydenzz9043]

The fact is we’re human and we plan for today and not tomorrow

[@laurenb916]

the fact is we are a virus that needs to die

[@Chris-zx1ez]

This. We're a naturally selfish species just like every other species. We care for ourselves and immediate individuals we care about. It's hard to get Angola to care about Singapore.

[@ivicakoren1924]

Your statment tells me you are born after 1985

[@FluxProGaming]

We plan for today and not tomorrow ... until we realize it's too late and try to plan for eternity.

[@NathansHVAC]

@@laurenb916 Welcome to the world where God is dead.

[@kaustubhgupta46]

What a wonderfully well delivered talk... One of the best talks ever..

[@e4Bc4Qf3Qf7]

A brilliant example of how fear mongering sways the masses

[@supersublimnails5676]

Thanos:this sounds like my type of Job

[@silverslider562]

10 billion huh? Carona virus: Hold my death toll

[@saraibloomquist4827]

Me with Fibromyalgia: omg I couldn't feel ANY worse China: "Here hold my 'Rona"

[@MM-xy3pp]

Is that you rona? Not today, rona

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@Question Questioning Question A date please .

[@catlinbn]

Question Questioning Question woooo, come at me life. The strong will survive

[@EddyKorgo]

@Question Questioning Question You mean China.

[@TorreFernand]

I'm honestly surprised he didn't talk about vertical farming, desertification, livestock population, or space colonization

[@crystalsunshine]

Really good talk. "Safeguard the biome".

[@jamesdunkerson2908]

The basic economic principle still reigns; human wants are unlimited and our resources, in the end, are limited.

[@BilalKhan-yg9jc]

Lovely talk and we need to start rain water harvesting on individual home and society basis by building inverted Wells. Turning as much of the arid land into forest will also help but water infrastructure is the basis of everything.

[@ericscaillet2232]

Stop reproducing like flies is the only answer,the rest is nothing but a band aid

[@BilalKhan-yg9jc]

@@ericscaillet2232 point taken. It's just that in Africa and India, where most of the reproduction is taking place, there is no basic infrastructure hence low literacy. I married a girl with a 2 year uni degree and she can't fathom having more than 3 kids over her life time, simply because she understands the resources needed to even reproduce at a replacement rate. If affluent Caucasians stop having children, doesn't mean the rest of the world will. It will only result in large scale demographic change.

[@finalopportunity1823]

Our "petri dish" is Mother Eath, and we try to leave it and learn about the cosmos... but in the end it's futile. If we don't have tech to create wind farms, non-leaky pipes and stable nuclear plants... How can we possibly survive in outer space for extended time?

[@devanshujoshi4372]

Its all a matter of willpower

[@seanuptown3222]

Less procreation. Humanity should focus on 4 billion by 2118, 3 billion by 2150. Quality is better than quantity, the first global singularity should be the plan for reduced procreation world wide.

[@starlightandeverythingnice1650]

Sean Uptown We need a vaccine to sterilize some people every 20 to 30 years sterilize half the worlds population like a draf but to save the world

[@seanuptown3222]

@Tony Dinh , I know, right

[@kruxy404]

@@starlightandeverythingnice1650 maybe we should start with you.

[@mhartung8335]

How long should people be aloud to live and who should make that decision ?.......

[@kingofthecosmos3253]

M Hartung the most powerful would tell those without powerful what to do. Just like always.

[@YoYoSwift]

love this talk! great job

[@Pr1ckles]

In the last hundred years there have been less wars and conflicts than compared to the entire history of humanity. It is no coincidence that the population is high.

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

cities are new, we need to have trees and plants around us, it feels good and keeps us from suffocating on our own wastes

[@veronicachristopher9321]

Too add to this- the concrete jungle (cities), especially the pavement, is clogging Earth's pores. Nobody thinks of this. The way humans terraform, instead of work around nature, is detrimental in so many ways.

[@kolbytard]

So glad I live in the country

[@tdreamgmail]

2 kids per family rule and those families that break the rule enter into a battle royal style competition on Saturday nights.

[@Breadfan00]

perfect

[@AyeCarumba221]

Yes. Breeding limits. Strictly enforced.

[@thedudegrowsfood284]

The invention of agriculture was the beginning of the end.

[@DiamondEDC]

Capitalism was the beginning of the end. Void the concept of profit and we'll be just fine.

[@thedudegrowsfood284]

@@DiamondEDC ok, so agriculture was the end of the beginning, then

[@veronicachristopher9321]

You're right. With agricultural came the industrial revolution which became our doom. It started a vicious cycle.

[@mosesking2923]

@@DiamondEDC Capitalism was the greatest thing to happen in the history of the human race. Actual technological process, innovation, and the unlocking of human ingenuity and brain power. Thank goodness for Donald Trump.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

"What most frequently meets our view (and occasions complaint) is our teeming population. Our numbers are burdensome to the world, which can hardly support us.... In very deed, pestilence, and famine, and wars, and earthquakes have to be regarded as a remedy for nations, as the means of pruning the luxuriance of the human race." - Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (200AD)

[@SoniaMdq]

Wars without weapons, biological wars = the solution! Will die who have to die, and THE MASTERS OF UNIVERSE SAYING JOB DONE.

[@LoveAndPeaceOccurs]

Thank You, reminds me of what my late husband (a biologist) often spoke of ... except he would give a solution . Population control and stabilization ... thing is he never felt we would pull it off ... Love & Peace

[@paulgoogol2652]

if we can reach 10.000.000.000, can everybody get an achievement badge?

[@Conorp77]

I want a free mount

[@annoloki]

Earth's life support system has reached it's 10,000,000,000th subscriber! We'll celebrate by letting you see the behind the scenes footage of how a carrot grew, and we'll ask the channel's creator your most voted for question: "Why, God, why?!?"

[@xx6aesthetic9xx47]

Do I get a hat?

[@Apjooz]

In a cuckservative world only the elite is special. :)

[@peterrhines1516]

Lol, great job not seeing the point of this guy's message.

[@veganchaatparty]

Wow....super superb....thanks for sharing!!

[@renealvarez8579]

The last 2 minutes. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SuicideBunny6]

Yer a wizard, Harry!

[@nolives]

Lmao

[@crpticshock]

Im a wot?

[@blank_roundz7427]

@@crpticshock a moron.

[@user-pl2rr8vr4i]

@@crpticshock A wizzerd harry. Yar a wizzerd

[@bratwizard]

You're a hairy Wizard!

[@Praylak]

The planet has this, it is currently in the process of correcting the problem.

[@didforlove]

yup

[@TheMrt666]

"How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion?" COVID-19: Well, you won't have to worry about that happening anymore chief.

[@gautyable]

KZbin is saving the planet by suggesting videos like this and educating people

[@joejinjal3476]

tbh japan may be the one to save us all with break throughs in technology I mean think about it, they're an island. They've been isolated for a loooooong time before the 19th century and they did perfectly fine and now that they have so many people in such a packed area, they're developing new ways to handle and deal with it and some of them are pretty good, guess time will tell.

[@olivekelly887]

45 yrs. female and having no kids my greatest contribution to society.

[@azharsofjan9181]

Thank you Feminists 🤣

[@gabrielbarbatobbt]

Olive Kelly I convinced two of my three kids to not have kids from their own.

[@HuntingTarg]

Hecklers aside; you don't find that in any way self-deprecating?

[@flatlanddrifter2168]

@@gabrielbarbatobbt and you just convinced your kids to be spoiled selfish brats with no inheritance to give or future for the blood line that you cut off.you dont realize that when you dont have kids then your family ends with you.what a selfish and despicable belief system you have.you just wiped out a whole blood line.

[@kellyprice1024]

The birth of a child always means hope.

[@joeredfield979]

The interesting part comes in when some of our species have the technology to escape the petri dish. So the conclusion would be that maybe its not the smartest to think you can stem what most of the species is doing and instead figure out how to refine our consumption into an escape plan like those at the top of their industries most likely have thought about.

[@Thunderstormwitch]

In other words, be like Jorel, in the Superman mythic story, and rocket ship off Krypton before the inevitable doom of the planet.

[@alexgoslar4057]

Thank you Charles C Mann, once again for a brilliant and exquisitely narrated analysis of our imminent demise.

[@volbla]

Wait, so Tokyo is the only megacity that's potentially not a cesspool of corruption? I would love to hear more about that.

[@qatestbrian1]

This is a fantastic talk. Everything he says is so good, so accurate. One thing Mr. Mann says a few times is "we aren't special". We are bound by the laws of nature/physics/chemistry. Something like 98% of species on our planet go extinct. We are not special. We know what to do but we don't do it because we can't do it. We are, statistically speaking, far more likely to go extinct as a species than not. I re-watched The Age of Ultron a couple of weeks ago, please bear with me this really will make sense. I had forgotten the ending when The Vision confronts Ultron. Ultron tells The Vision that we are a doomed species. The Vision says of course we are but that makes us no less beautiful. That is profound. We are doomed and how lucky are we as a species to have had our "Time in the Sun"? It doesn't make something less beautiful just because it doesn't last.

[@edreeves7697]

Wow! Well stated.

[@rdelrosso2001]

"AND IF THOSE DAYS HAD NOT BEEN CUT SHORT, NO ONE WOULD SURVIVE". Jesus Christ, in Matthew 24:22, circa 33 AD.

[@aditisk99]

Gotta be honest when I see villains like him I never used to think from their povs. Now I relate to Ultron, Thanos and Valentino.

[@rdelrosso2001]

The "Protozoa in the Petri Dish" image sticks with me. In 1930, the Global Population hit two billion for the first time. We are on track to hit eight billion, by Jan 15, 2023, or less than 8 months from now. So in less than 100 years, the World's Pop will have increased by a factor of FOUR. Seems we are bumping up against the edge of the Petri Dish.

[@bystroffc]

Thank you Charles Mann. I feel like you speak for me, and for biologists.

[@maximel7568]

wow this is amazing

[@robhorgan9767]

How about people stop having so many kids? Is it really that hard?

[@robhorgan9767]

@John Doe I live in Canada where we have an extremely low birth rate anyway

[@robhorgan9767]

@Jed Lawson The only way to do that is help people in third world countries make their countries better.

[@smajin28]

You can be pregnant with 1 child. Or pregnant with 4 childten at once.

[@robhorgan9767]

@@smajin28 Sure but it's not that common.

[@ericscaillet2232]

@@smajin28 yes,those would be the exception,not the norm.

[@botbadger]

Why does this have only 1/2 a million? Share this now! This is exactly what he was saying, people need to be aware of the edge of the Petri dish and the solutions we need to push for.

[@Rofl890]

Excellent talk.

[@spiral-m]

Some good points like: work together, but he missed out on the human capacity to evolve in their belief system. Sure the stats don't look good but e.g. there is a move towards vegan nutrition (about the best thing people can do for the planet) despite developing countries flirting with a new, much more carnivorous diet. I have seen quite a few changes in the materialist city where I live - (nutrition, food-sharing, second-hand initiatives etc). The biggest mistake to make is to react (to what other people do) rather than act (take own initiative in what you believe is right). It is called empowerment and it is far more liberating than the genetic fatalist materialist worldview which is either used as an excuse by many or is simply a distorted picture that we have been brought up to believe. I know which path I am going and would prefer to die following it than settle for passivity and fatalism - with the latter we might as well die now. The wizzards have failed to understand that we have an inner technology that is far more important to develop than the external high energy-cost solutions they propose

[@moomoomoo33ass]

Too many humans spreading across the earth like a disease destroying everything. People should need a license to have children . One child per person for self replacement value. No more than that

[@Crashed131963]

More people use more of EVERYTHING the earth has to offer. Eternal Growth using less is a minor slow down not a solution.

[@alifallah1954]

Thank you . And thank you again for persian subs

[@almighty.saumya]

I am so happy he bought this out to the world

[@laurenb916]

it's not new bro.

[@almighty.saumya]

@@laurenb916 I am a blonde girl, lol

[@smajin28]

@@almighty.saumya If you still use bro for a girl, do you say brosette instead?

[@nolives]

It wont matter. We won't change.

[@ericscaillet2232]

@@smajin28 bradette also works😉

[@jackwittenbrink1354]

This man, like almost all of the very few others who even dare to speak about this issue at all, cannot bring himself to mention the single most important part of any workable solution: population management. No one has to die unnaturally or prematurely. But we must begin to draft treaties that bind countries to domestic policies that are the best for both their own national populations and the species globally. Begin by incentivizing adoption, no child, or one child families. Incentives would be inexpensive compared to the wars funded by the U.S. and the Developed World over the past twenty years. Smaller families with fewer children will reduce the pressure and stresses on all the vital systems of the planet that make human life and all life possible. Financial and development models can be debated and applied experimentally once these measures are taken. Without initial measures to manage global population, all the models Mr. Mann and others describe will ultimately fail regardless of their merits in the face of overwhelming numbers.

[@sis4205]

Thank you!

[@kosmique]

this guy spits out information so fast my ISP must have updated me to fiberglass.

[@SuperDennis1271]

Since when was it pronounced "Tobloro-nee"?

[@6thi874]

Nathan Dennis Probably since they downsized and made the little turrets, tiny.

[@brocanova]

Since when is it spelled ToblOrone?

[@MrTuxy]

For some reason he went with the Italian pronunciation. Italian was the native tongue of the original Swiss inventor of toblerone. It is confusing to hear it said like that for an English speaker as I don't think that's the way it's advertised in English speaking countries.

[@Evan490BC]

@@MrTuxy Theodor Tobler spoke svizzero italiano? Hmm... But he was from Bern, wasn't he?

[@rickc2102]

@@Evan490BC Exactly, also müß man Schwiezerdüütsch gesprich. Same pronunciation for Toblerone, though. Thank Wotan for phonetic alphabets.

[@aaroncamren691]

I've been to the future. Humans reach genetic perfection and live in complete harmony with the world, even improving upon its life sustaining capabilities. A true paradise.

[@mementocatharsis9372]

This is true. Nietzsche documented our grown quite well. There is no horrible future. It is always getting better. Right now we are all Nihilistic but that's a passing state.

[@mikehunt6926]

Ive been to the future and because you said what you just did you destroyed the future you came from. You couldn't just keep your big mouth shut huh? You just had to be special and crave the attention.

[@veronicachristopher9321]

@@mikehunt6926 shhhhhh! You also just told due to attention. You also ruined it. 😆

[@user-fb9iw7hi4u]

Ultimately, although rather difficult to follow at times - even as a native speaker - I found the ultimate premise of the talk fascinating. I'd never considered human development as an 'outbreak'. It terrifies me to envision the world in 2050 and dissuades me yet further from entertaining the idea of having my own children. Who would want to bestow such a burden upon them? Especially when we seem doomed to fail.

[@pankidukan640]

What a powerful video...

[@opollo]

Make sure you are away from cities and have your own land in the middle of nowhere to grow your own food

[@veronicachristopher9321]

'Middle of nowhere' will be overpopulated soon too.

[@AyeCarumba221]

Oh yeah. Thats really going to save the humans. Living in the middle of nowhere and growing your own food.

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Soylent Green

[@AllForFunTV]

It's people ! ! !

[@jeanniehicks5240]

Yummy

[@kattegatcitychamberofcomme311]

It's almost Tuesday.

[@chicawhappa]

J J Yeah except for that last bit with the twisty-twist. Anyway, apart from the horrible twist, how tedious to eat the same thing every single day! We eat with our senses not just our gastrointestinal system, unless we evolve very quickly to not care, we would feel disoriented and sad a lot, because our noses and tongues are getting nothing whatsoever!

[@evirobtion]

The book it's based off is called 'Make room, make room'. It's better, and soylent green is made from seaweed (not people) in the novel.

[@realnoahsimpson]

You’re a wizard, Harry 🧙‍♂️

[@user-pl2rr8vr4i]

I don't get it

[@crotalusatrox7931]

In Wildlife Biology, Carrying Capacity is the populational limit a given species can achieve within a specific habitat. Once the population exceeds carrying capacity Mother Nature will regulate that population through disease and starvation. Man as a species is no exception.

[@lapieuvreoptimale]

Truly a great speech that needs to be heard by all, we need to work together as a global force

[@peggyharris3815]

In 1818, how would someone have ever imagined how we would survive today? And we can't imagine either...about the future. It does manage itself; it's not always pretty, according to our desires, but we survive, just like bacteria.

[@cesarrodriguez8893]

Good point.

[@ericsmyname]

Why survive when we can thrive?

[@peggyharris3815]

@@ericsmyname ...without thriving you don't survive. Doctor's call it, "Failure to thrive." = dead.

[@michaelnurse9089]

Brontosaurus respectfully disagrees.

[@ivicakoren1924]

No. We are a virus.

[@tobiacipolat6879]

The video was pretty interesting, I was surprised by the sudden explosion of human inventions and creativity. Beyond that it was sometimes complicated to fully understand… he often repeated the same things and never paused. Good luck following the whole video. I think that we need to find a balance between the wizards and the prophets to have our world in our hands and be able to handle the 10 billion people in 2050.

[@SystematikSoundz]

Not having kids is my contribution. Stopping the bloodline right here! :-D

[@ISILENTNINJAI]

Same. I might only have one when I'm in my 40s.

[@pallabbiswas947]

@@ISILENTNINJAI I'm over 43 & not interested in having one.

[@pallabbiswas947]

@@ISILENTNINJAI Better adopt a poor kid.

[@MaxDorisca]

Same here antinatalism supporter.

[@yusufdunphy5402]

The only couples to have kids are those who are educated enough or happen to be married.

[@WyattMullin]

The simple answer is to avoid 10 billion. We must look at ways to curb population growth and bring it back to a manageable level. This gives us more time to become a renewable civilization.

[@tuckerbugeater]

you nutters could sacrifice yourselves for the common good. I'd replace you with Africans.

[@premanadi]

I was waiting for him to say something about just stopping the outbreak by voluntarily choosing to stop having children, but not a single word!

[@harackmw]

It is too late.

[@sandrahind6855]

THANK GOD SOMEONE IS SAYING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fercho2361]

Was a quite difficult talk to follow, the speaker has a particular accent , i wouldn’t make it without subtitles, but was he was talking it is really important to understand, the promo le need to now about the future of humanity, i completely agree about wizards and prophets working together, taking the best of us. for me the “wizards” have a great trust in humanity, i agree with people stop wasting water an food and prophets are giving us a short term solution what should we do? Taking the best of both? what is the best of each one? Whatever, future is hard to understand

[@dji7231]

Canibalism solves world hunger and overpopulation... Just sayin

[@Beartosser]

Fission is a bridge technology while we develop and deploy fusion.

[@KissMyFatAxe]

Ooh someone's been on Wikipedia 😆

[@christopherneufelt8971]

A good example of a person that would like to play Thanos or to scream his despair: however I never thought that Dexter was such a good speaker.

[@Walmart_Sandal]

If you haven’t read The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles Mann, gotta check it out. Super interesting

[@vladtepes7539]

had to grin understanding that we land on the list of endangered animals, since the number of us being alive is too great.

[@DirtyAzathoth]

Where’s thanos when you need him

[@WeedIsHealthyForYou]

I wonder what you think about the vaccine 2 years later.

[@wwood23]

Brilliantly explained

[@dotthreetimes]

Corona being real quiet rn

[@joaodecarvalho7012]

I will buy his book! I have a vision similar to that. Advanced technology helping us create hobbit-like communities. I dream of genetically modified trees, or bacteria, designed to become factories of products that we need, like medicines, toothpaste, among others. The good thing about genetic engineered organisms is that they can be easily replicated. About social structure, the focus on community is not just because of ecology, but also social science. I believe we can be happier, and our moral machinery can work better, in small societies.

[@sashhhaa4874]

Coronavirus: Allow me to introduce myself...

[@andrewfranklinleo]

Learn to live in harmony with fellow humans and Mother Nature

[@andrewfranklinleo]

Very nice talk

[@shanaabell6252]

Omg I love this!