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Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

“When dams are built, large areas are flooded and people need to be relocated,” Láng-Ritter said in a press statement. “The relocated population is usually counted precisely because dam companies pay compensation to those affected.”

So the locals are incentivized to inflate their numbers?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You can’t just say, “I have 20 people living in my home, just make the check out to me.” The dam company is going to be verifying who they’re paying.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    The dam company is going to be verifying who they’re paying.

    Are they, though?

    Or are they just going to sign off and pass the bill on to the government?

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