Thanks for your question, aarongertler (I can’t seem to switch this to a reply). I think those mean numbers are a little high. But I think it is plausible that the work we have done so far could result in the saving of many lives (or even civilization) if the catastrophe happens soon. One possibility is that governments search the web and find our materials. Then the governments might realize that if they cooperated, we could feed everyone, and hopefully they would not resort to military action towards a “lifeboat” situation. Another possibility is that the mass media contacts we have so far call us and run hopeful stories. These could get picked up by other media and influence leaders. A further possibility is that the people we have talked to that have some influence in US, UK and Indian governments could get the message up. A fourth possibility is our message could go viral on social media and eventually influence leaders. In many of these scenarios, even if the governments don’t change actions, since some food sources would work on the household scale, some lives could be saved this way. Also, governments might not choose to cooperate with other governments, but still learn how to feed more of their own people. It is possible that our work has prompted governments to make response plans, but they haven’t told us (it could even be classified).
Thanks for your question, aarongertler (I can’t seem to switch this to a reply). I think those mean numbers are a little high. But I think it is plausible that the work we have done so far could result in the saving of many lives (or even civilization) if the catastrophe happens soon. One possibility is that governments search the web and find our materials. Then the governments might realize that if they cooperated, we could feed everyone, and hopefully they would not resort to military action towards a “lifeboat” situation. Another possibility is that the mass media contacts we have so far call us and run hopeful stories. These could get picked up by other media and influence leaders. A further possibility is that the people we have talked to that have some influence in US, UK and Indian governments could get the message up. A fourth possibility is our message could go viral on social media and eventually influence leaders. In many of these scenarios, even if the governments don’t change actions, since some food sources would work on the household scale, some lives could be saved this way. Also, governments might not choose to cooperate with other governments, but still learn how to feed more of their own people. It is possible that our work has prompted governments to make response plans, but they haven’t told us (it could even be classified).