In this week's comments update, readers are furiously debating news that Bjarke Ingels is creating a masterplan for redesigning Earth.
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a scheme to "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies".
Approaching Earth like an architect master planning a city, Ingels calculates that even a predicted population of 10 billion people could enjoy a high quality of life if environmental issues were tackled holistically.
"Meme material"
But some readers are struggling to take Ingels seriously. "Please wake me up when BIG reveals a plan to redesign human behaviour," said Chris Becket.
"Meme material," joked Ernst.
"I can also come up with a hypothetical plan that will solve all the world's problems," added TKO. "The hard part is implementing it in a way that makes sense, is workable and achievable." Don Griffiths was more optimistic: "Lots of good things come from dreaming and scheming outside the box. This young man might not have all the answers, but the future is better attended to by the actions of thinkers from the past."
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