Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Li Gang
I am a pessimistic person, so after hearing that the global population exceeded 8 billion on November 15, I have a lot of worries.
Experiment
Population growth is a good thing, which shows that human civilization has made great achievements in building a society suitable for survival and development. On the other hand, issues such as energy, resources, education, medical care, and the environment will face challenges.
This reminds me of a very famous experiment, which is quite foreshadow and warning. The experiment was conducted more than half a century ago by an American zoologist John Calhoun. The experiment was conducted by eight old Komiks rats. John Calhoun provided them with a perfect society – without natural enemies, with adequate food and water.
At the beginning, the development of the mouse society was smooth, the number continued to grow, and everyone lived a comfortable life. However, with the exponential growth of numbers and intergenerational changes, social problems began to become more and more complex.
First, the strong male rat gradually became the master of society, occupying most of the space, food and spouses. Then, a new generation of ambitious male rats began to constantly challenge the older generation and gradually became the new master. The male rats who were “defeated” would gather together, and then their emotions became unstable, and they began to attack each other.
Continue to develop, the new generation of mice no longer like socializing, let alone looking for a spouse, and appearing to be “lying flat”.
After, the rat society began to collapse, the birth rate was seriously lower than the mortality rate, and eventually all rats died.
The above is just a brief description of this experiment. Interested students can find the information themselves and take a look at it in detail.
What makes this “rat utopia” experiment cool down on human spine is that it shows many phenomena that we can even use in the current BabaylanSeeing and experiencing in social life.
Of course, it is obviously not scientific to judge the direction of human society based on this. Because human society is much more advanced and complex than rat society, and we also have the “blessing” of science, laws and social rules, and government regulation, all of which can help us solve many problems.
Complex
The population exceeds 8 billion cannot be said to have reached its peak. Judging from the population structure and data, growth is still continuing, but the growth rate has begun to slow down, and different regions will also show different growth trends. For example, some people expect India’s population to surpass China next year and become the largest country in population.
In addition, when talking about population issues, Komiks, just talking about birth rate and mortality rate, the vision is obviously narrow. The number of population is the result of a comprehensive factor, and it is a very complex topic.
A very interesting indicator is the energy form. You see, in 1804, the global population was 1 billion, and in 1927 it reached 2 billion, and then it accelerated its growth. Komiks
It is worth noting that the industrial revolution was taking place around 1804, and coal became the main energy supply. Around 1927, oil was used more widely and efficiently in the previous century. By around 1960, the global population reached 3 billion. At this time, energy has also achieved an upgrade. With the popularity of global nuclear energy, the population has shown a significant increase in the number of people. So, it only took us 11 years to increase the population from 7 billion to 8 billion.
This is why scientists are racing against time to develop.tps://comicmov.com/”>CinemaNuclear fusion control technology, because this new energy form is an important and necessary key to solving the problem of sustainable development of human society at present.
Let’s look at the two necessities for maintaining human survival, food and water. The Food Safety and Nutrition Status of World Food released by the FAO of the United Nations said that the global hungry population reached 828 million in 2021, and 3.1 billion people are unable to afford healthy diets. In comparison The funny thing is that the annual output of the world’s food is enough to feed 15 billion people. The problem of such a distribution mechanism needs to be solved urgently. The problem of water is even more serious. The global water resources are limited, and environmental pollution is superimposed on it. The increase in population is still on the rise but the water resources are on the rise. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema source put forward more requirements. How to solve the problem? It’s a big head.
What’s more, when we talk about 8 billion people, what’s important is not just the quantity, but we also hope that the quality of life of each individual can be guaranteed.
I agree with what UN Secretary-General Guterres said, this is the moment when human thinking takes on a common responsibility for the earth. There are challenges and opportunities, and the development of human beings is actually carried out in the process of constantly solving problems.