De-populating is good if it is done by giving people—especially women—greater agency over their own lives. Across all human societies, improving access to educ

De-populating is good if it is done by giving people—especially women—greater agency over their own lives. Across all human societies, improving access to education, employment, finance, and birth control are correlated with a) stronger economies and better standards of living and b) declines in population growth. You don’t have to prevent people from having babies. You just have to let them choose what they want to do with their lives.