The Overpopulation Panic Dates Back to Odysseus’s Time

Summary: Overpopulation fears date back to ancient Greece, when the Trojan War was portrayed as Zeus’s solution to excessive population. Though understandable in a preindustrial world, such anxieties became outdated as technology expanded humanity’s productive capacity. Yet Malthusian ideas still shape policies and environmental rhetoric despite improving technology and falling fertility rates. The Odyssey is giving […] The post The Overpopulation Panic Dates Back to Odysseus’s Time appeared first on Human Progress.