# Overcoming overshoot: how to stop stealing resources from future generations

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**Created:** [3 August 2018 02:00 UTC](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/overcoming-overshoot-how-to-stop-stealing-resources-from-future-generations/153 "2018-08-03T02:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/ageoftransformation/original/1X/a3ad116d5a3cee5109c237d008800914c20ec7ac.png) [@system](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/u/system)\
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I have been following the steady progression of [Earth Overshoot Day](https://www.overshootday.org/about-earth-overshoot-day/) — the day when humanity’s use of ecological resources and reliance on ecological services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/overcoming-overshoot-how-to-stop-stealing-resources-from-future-generations/](https://ageoftransformation.org/overcoming-overshoot-how-to-stop-stealing-resources-from-future-generations/)