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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 00:38:49 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:55:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> Thomas Malthus figured this out over 200 years ago.
> 
> He was wrong, though. Human ingenuity (i.e. science and technology) kept
> things going long after he thought they would fall apart.

Ah, a cornucopian!