Response to Hello Doomsday

In another depressing, pessimistic article written by Mark Sumner, he uses examples of past civiliations to show how our society is on the verge of collapse. Easter Island is one of these examples. Sumner tells us how the Polynesians discovered and settled on the island. The population flourished until it reached the point where it could no longer support such a large population. Sumner also mentions throughout the article how geological evidence reveals to us why certain species became extinct.

Sumner states the obivious when he tells us that certain species of animals became extinct, and that certain groups of people died out. But just because these things have happened doesn't mean that the entire human race is going to have a mass extinction anytime soon.