Hey, /lit/. Casual reader here. Just finished reading pic related.

Both sequels. My Ishmael and The Story of B.

Just stay skeptical as you read. A lot of Ishmael's arguments are deeply rooted in Malthusian theories about overpopulation, which have been largely disproven.

>>8088194
>Malthus
>largely disproven
Certainly we have delayed the onset of a Malthusian catastrophe through the adoption of increasingly energy-intensive agricultural methods (Fritz-Haber process, etc). It remains to be seen whether we can continue to delay it indefinitely, especially in the face of climate destabilization.

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>>8086947
Finish the Ishmael trilogy: The Story of B and My Ishmael. You can read them in either order.

You may also like Barbara Kingsolver. In particular:
>The Poisonwood Bible
>Prodigal Summer
>Flight Behavior

>>8088194
>Malthusian theories about overpopulation, which have been largely disproven

Bullshit. Have you looked around lately? The earth is a sphere of finite radius, hence of finite energy. There's no negotiating with physics.

>>8088793
>>8089109
population growth normalizing in most first world countries (see UN Medium and low population growth predictions), the possibility of space colonization, a revolution in genomics, slow increase of yield in plants etc. pp.

inb4 random /pol/ garbage spouting from uninformed Burgerpeople

>>8086947
such a piece of shit, I was massively triggered by the is-ought retardation.

>>8089130
>the possibility of space colonization
wow, you sound like a reasonable and lucid partner for a discussion ;^)

>>8089271
Not that anon, but a malthusian population collapse is just as tinfoil-y, especially since its pretty clear that once a society hits a level of plenty and modernity and education its population growth flatlines.