Sure it's possible for a species to overshoot the carrying capacity of its environment and have a die-off, but it rarely results in total extinction of that population. All populations tend to exist at or near their carrying capacity.
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Replying to @Djomo_Arigato @_leftcat and
Of course at any given time there is some Malthusian limit to the human population given current technology and capital accumulation, but capitalism increasing that limit over time.
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Replying to @_leftcat @Outsideness and
Your argument amounts to saying that we risk overshooting the carrying capacity by raising the carrying capacity.
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Sure there's a difference, but there's also similarity. Firms seeking to maximize capital accumulation is analogous to species multiplying themselves and thus capturing resources.
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Replying to @_leftcat @Outsideness and
They capture resources in their own bodies. A population will grow to the limit that the environment permits. On an infinite field of grass with no predators, rabbits will reproduce endlessly, thus capturing ever more resources.
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Capital is abstract fat chemistry.
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