I’m not sure if this is what you were hinting at, but that is called The Malthusian Trap, and we keep finding ways to escape it. Climate was never part of it though, but I agree with you that climate balance is suffering as a result.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-malthusian-trap.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism

100% agree. I was recently thinking about the Two Minutes Hate and how polarized our politics are these days.

In re-directing the members’ subconscious feelings away from the Party’s governance of Oceania and toward non-existent external enemies, the Party minimises thoughtcrime and the consequent subversive behaviours of thoughtcriminals.

Wag The Dog.

Yes. Here’s a random listing on CL.

In the opposite end, what is the cheapest device that you could watch YT on? I’m thinking one of those retro game consoles, which are like $60, run Linux, and have WiFi.

This would be easy with ssh -D 8000 remotehost. I actually do exactly this every day, but not from a Pi, and with a bunch of -L forwards too.

Configure your browser to use 127.0.0.1:8000 as a socks 5 proxy and voila.

Bonus points for having a proxy.pac file with more advanced proxy configuration logic.

Also check out sshuttle.

God exists and watches everything you do and loves you while threatening you with eternal damnation.