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Who is to say that a smaller world pop is necessarily a bad thing? Many of the ecological problems we face today would be smaller at least. And who is to say th
by stkdump 7y ago
Who is to say that a smaller world pop is necessarily a bad thing? Many of the ecological problems we face today would be smaller at least. And who is to say that the current trend of shrinking pop in the long term stays the same. Maybe, once we solved the biggest problems we face today and possibly expand beyond earth, people will have more kids again. I can tell you that the families around me who are well off already tend towards 3 kids. That may not be universally true, but I don't see it as black and white.
- wtdata 7y agoIt's not, it's a good thing (if done naturally by reducing the replacement numbers). But there will be an adaption period and we need to know how to adjust to it.