schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoHow long could the human race survive on only cannibalism?youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down16
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkHow long could the human race survive on only cannibalism?youtube.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoYeah, but the question is how long would humans last, but whether there’s a way to make it work at all. My point was that it isn’t sustainable, but that it makes more sense than just killing everyone but an unrealistically small population
minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoAh, I see. Yeah, that makes more sense and I don’t have an answer for your question then. I suspect it wouldn’t really work due to long reproductive cycles and extremely limited total food supply.
Yeah, but the question is how long would humans last, but whether there’s a way to make it work at all.
My point was that it isn’t sustainable, but that it makes more sense than just killing everyone but an unrealistically small population
Ah, I see. Yeah, that makes more sense and I don’t have an answer for your question then. I suspect it wouldn’t really work due to long reproductive cycles and extremely limited total food supply.