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AlexanderHowl · 12-26-2018, 05:26 PM

I agree. The Earth is a TL8 society at 3x its carrying capacity (and merrily breeding itself to 4x). This is why we are experience global warming, mass extinctions, crushing poverty, etc.

If the Earth population was 2 billion people, the average income would be $31,000 (GURPS) or $62,000 (2018$). In effect, the average standard of living on Earth would be slightly better than that of the USA. Imagine if the average person in Ethiopia or Bangledesh earned $31,000 (2018$) rather than $900 and you start to understand the difference. The global GDP would be around $62 trillion (GURPS) or $124 trillion (2018$) because there would be less inefficiencies in the global economic system.

12-26-2018, 05:26 PM	#3
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: GURPS Space: Carrying Capacity I agree. The Earth is a TL8 society at 3x its carrying capacity (and merrily breeding itself to 4x). This is why we are experience global warming, mass extinctions, crushing poverty, etc. If the Earth population was 2 billion people, the average income would be $31,000 (GURPS) or $62,000 (2018$). In effect, the average standard of living on Earth would be slightly better than that of the USA. Imagine if the average person in Ethiopia or Bangledesh earned $31,000 (2018$) rather than $900 and you start to understand the difference. The global GDP would be around $62 trillion (GURPS) or $124 trillion (2018$) because there would be less inefficiencies in the global economic system.