Today is Earth Overshoot Day, ergo the day on which our consumption of global natural resources outstrips production. This year's is the earliest in history. • r/worldnews

Could this possibly be related to the fact that fewer people then ever are living in extreme poverty? n 1820, the vast majority of people lived in extreme poverty and only a tiny elite enjoyed higher standards of living.

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