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> really believed it or just thought that the researchers are massively exaggerating.

Particularly in a period of time, the '60s/'70s, where a lot of things were happening and lots of stuff was shouted in the street as "inevitable" (the proletariat rising, the age of Aquarius, the arrival of aliens, or even good ol' biblical apocalypse...).



I was reminded this week of the "Peak Oil" craze around ten years ago. No one really talks about that anymore.




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