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OKIsItJustMe

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12. Thank You!

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 05:44 PM

Aug 20

I have wondered about “Our World in Data.” One of the things which is a personal gripe of mine is that frequently their data is not current (i.e. it is a few years old.)

I am familiar with some of the authors you cited, but not all.

Regarding overpopulation, you may be interested in this Peanuts comic strip from 1957:

Or this one from 1959:

To put things into perspective, what was the world population at the time?

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That makes sense. I wasn't sure exactly what that poster was trying to convey. Hekate Aug 20 #9

This is a horrible disease for some people and dogs too. StarryNite Aug 19 #2

My mother was diagnosed with Valley Fever, encapsulated, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 20 #4

This strikes me as the future jfz9580m Aug 20 #5

For decades after reading The Sheep Look Up, I found the daily headlines seemed to be drawn from the book OKIsItJustMe Aug 20 #7

Thanks OkItsJustMe jfz9580m Aug 20 #8

John Brunner OKIsItJustMe Aug 20 #10

Thanks jfz9580m Aug 20 #11

Thank You! OKIsItJustMe Aug 20 #12

Ouch jfz9580m Thursday #13

Infant mortality rates OKIsItJustMe Thursday #14

That's all too vague imo jfz9580m Friday #15

OK, there's a lot there, much of which I followed and generally agree with OKIsItJustMe Friday #16

Well we'll have to agree to disagree -I don't see it as an either or jfz9580m Friday #17

I don't think we really disagree on all that much OKIsItJustMe Friday #18

I agree with that jfz9580m Friday #19