What do you think we should replace it with? Some years back, when my country replaced a corrupt, entrenched coalition govt of 60+ years, the winning party sort of looked around and said: ‘uh… huh, OK, we won. We werent expecting to win. Now what? We have no plan. Lolz?’
In that light, what do you think should replace the big C, and how do we ensure human nature doesnt juat exploit it for a few individuals benefit?
Using fossil fuels to make fertilizer has fueled human growth.
When capitalism dies, a LOT of people die off. It is inevitable - eventually we have to wean off of oil, and it isn’t just transport but materials and fertilizers.
So we have to plan for a smaller world community as well, and help those in crisis as the world community shrinks.
To make nitrogen fertilizer you need energy, the source is irrelevant. Phosphorus is mined, again energy source irrelevant.
That being said we have harvest more the enough crops to feed even 10 billion people, we just decide to feed 40 % of our harvest to animals and additionally waste resources for biomass energy and fuel. On top the majority of nations has declinibg birth rates, especially those wasting the most ressources.
Doom by starvation is a global choice not necessity.
I would be very glad to be wrong here!