“The green revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed; otherwise, the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only. Most people fail to comprehend the magnitude and menace of the 'Population Monster.'” Norman Borlaug, 1970, in his Nobel Prize acceptance address.
Here we acknowledge the imperative for responsible procreation and a new morality of procreation. We deliberate the necessity of the transformation of the most invasive species that Homo sapiens has become into the healer of the Earth's life-support system on which the welfare of all life on Earth depends. We develop pathways to a new society that gives preference to the well-being of its members over the growth of human population and human wealth.
It is good to see you here. If you recognize the 'Population Monster' Norman Borlaug identified in his address, if you don't share the false believe that more technology can help us to sustain this monster on our small and finite planet, if you want the suffering to end that is caused by living beyond the boundaries of our planetary operating space, then you should join us.
[Jan 25, 2025] Did you know?: About 7.5% (about 8 billion) of all the humans that have ever lived on Earth (between 108 and 117 billion in total) are alive this day today! This is OVERSHOOT. It is an explosion! And explosions are know to cause often very much damage. No other species of mammals has ever created such a explosion!
[Jan 18, 2025] The Overshoot Podcast: This “OVERSHOOT | Shrink Toward Abundance” podcast is moderated by Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance. The people at Population Balance “envision a future where our human footprint is in balance with life on Earth, enabling all species to thrive.” The podcast Beyond Pronatalism" also moderated by Nandita is a place where people can talk about their struggles and efforts to get beyond the pressures of a culture promoting pronatalism everywhere.
[Apr 09, 2026] Time to End Our Fixation on Technology as a Saver : David Shreve in a blog in the Steady State Herald points out that many of us are “Blinded by Technology. He underlines thet “humanity faces an insurmountable predicament and an important riddle. In both cases, the potential of technology as a solution is overstated.” He concludes that “without conscious planning and the explicit recognition of planetary boundaries, a prosperous homeostasis may stray increasingly out of reach. Placing continued faith in a magic technological rescue will keep it there. Rising numbers of AI propagandists are dragging us into this familiar corner. They are encouraging business-as-usual economic policy and blinding us to real solutions—not so much connected to technology. Their delusion will become more and more problematic.”
[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!
[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.
