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		pmiller2 on March 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Global Population Crisis That Never Was The graph I linked is of arable land per capita. "Arable" means capable of growing crops. It does not matter that we raise animals on it currently.

thu2111 on March 2, 2021 [–]

Why not? Land used for crops that are then eaten by humans is more efficient than using it grow crops to feed animals. Even if you assume no animals graze on arable land (why would you assume that?) there's still large efficiencies to be had.

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