I watched the film "Planet of the Humans" this morning. It is awful. It scientifically illiterate, it is intellectually shallow, and relies on bogus environmental tropes like overpopulation (see below) for its "insight".

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-earth-day-documentary/michael-moores-planet-of-the-humans-asks-what-if-green-energy-cannot-save-the-planet-idUSKCN2231U8

The thesis of the film appears to be that there are too many people and technology has no capacity to mediate the environmental impact of society. ENGOs are corrupt capitalists--especially Bill McKibben (lol!)--and there's no hope beyond a vague idea of imposing "limits".

Of course, this is not insightful. Nor is it helpful. It may be a recipe for revolution, but certainly not the kind we'd want. Overpopulation, vague "limits", and luddism are the ecofascism trifecta. It's also intellectually shallow.

It's a shame the director didn't speak to a broad set of environmental thinkers who have competing but also complimentary ideas. A real debate is worth having about the relative role of political economic change, technological innovation, and degrowth. This film doesn't do that.

For my part, I remain on the fence on these issues. I see no point in dogmatism and genuinely believe there are multiple paths to getting to where we want to go. And I *definitely* do not believe human beings are going extinct anytime soon (ugh).

I give this film 0/5 stars and strongly encourage you to not watch it. Are much better uses of your time. Like touching a hot stove or stepping on a rake.