production, energy use, industrial production, waste production, etc. are all increasing under mechanisms that can shown on an exponential curve like a parabola, then all will be approaching a vertical asymptote.So Malthus’ bigger mistake may have been to look at the wrong end of the graph, where it is still very close to the horizontal curve. The vertical bit is coming. However, recent studies are suggesting that world population is now leveling off, apparently due to more-or-less, voluntary trends toward smaller families.Although Malthus has been proven wrong time and time again, he has made people more aware of the fact that one day, he could be right....
