Annihilating? Please. Humanity grew an order of magnitude in about 300 years, and is currently hitting planetary limits. Now, the growth is slowing down, but no

Annihilating? Please. Humanity grew an order of magnitude in about 300 years, and is currently hitting planetary limits. Now, the growth is slowing down, but not even in reverse yet. How can a reduction of an overblown population be equated to annihilation?