The Power Of Population, By Garret Hardin
In an article written by Garret Hardin in 1968, he talked about the growing population and the problems involved in this issue. He analysed the connection between the population and our resources. He discussed probable reasons as to why the population has reached this massive number. He covered impending problems that might occur years from the day he’s written that article. According to him, the world’s finite resources will not be able to support the exponentially growing population. Hardin concluded that the population must be brought under control. Along with this, he proposed solutions.
According to Hardin, these problems do not have a technical solution. The world’s resources are limited and would not be able to sustain a continuing growth in the human population. He opposed the idea that the improvement in food technology would enable humans to maximize the material living conditions and the population. He proposed that if the population increase must persist, then we must lessen the calorie intake of each person. Therefore, the optimum population must always be less than the maximum.
We humans, however, have a difficulty in measuring the “goods” we consume. Some may see technology as a “good”, others may view agriculture or art as “goods”. Humans perceive and classify the goods we …show more content…
Through this, humans will be able to see the bigger picture. They would see how each action, even by a single man, could affect the entirety of the world and its inhabitants. We could blame each and every individual for what has happened to the world today, we could enumerate every single mistake we committed, we could list down every selfish act of the human race, or we could do something about it. I know that it may seem like the world is at its worst, but if we do not do anything to make it better now, who would? When would we, the human race,
According to Hardin, these problems do not have a technical solution. The world’s resources are limited and would not be able to sustain a continuing growth in the human population. He opposed the idea that the improvement in food technology would enable humans to maximize the material living conditions and the population. He proposed that if the population increase must persist, then we must lessen the calorie intake of each person. Therefore, the optimum population must always be less than the maximum.
We humans, however, have a difficulty in measuring the “goods” we consume. Some may see technology as a “good”, others may view agriculture or art as “goods”. Humans perceive and classify the goods we …show more content…
Through this, humans will be able to see the bigger picture. They would see how each action, even by a single man, could affect the entirety of the world and its inhabitants. We could blame each and every individual for what has happened to the world today, we could enumerate every single mistake we committed, we could list down every selfish act of the human race, or we could do something about it. I know that it may seem like the world is at its worst, but if we do not do anything to make it better now, who would? When would we, the human race,