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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
What happens when it gets overcrowded. No different than anywhere else these days.
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I agree with you. Many years ago I read an article on a study to demonstrate the effects of over crowding/over population. The study started with a pair of peaceful lab rats in a very large space with plenty of food and water. A rat paradise, if you will. The rats bred and became a few rats. When they bred, there became a lot of rats, and so on. The researchers made sure there was always food and water so as to make sure the only variable was over population. As the population soared and personal space diminished, the rats became far less peaceful, ultimately becoming violent even to the point of killing and cannibalizing their fellows, even with food and water available. I haven't been able to find this study.
So, I agree with your assessment of the effect of over crowding. Makes one wonder what the future holds if we can't come together peacefully now to deal with the problems that we'll face down the road.