So, on the one hand, people who fear malthusian predictions often are presented with the concept of "peak child" which will occur at some point once much of the

So, on the one hand, people who fear malthusian predictions often are presented with the concept of "peak child" which will occur at some point once much of the world is developed and the rest of the world naturally reaches a low fertility rate. On the other hand, under the current system we have (and I'm not sure if there really is any other stable system), we rely on a growing population to provide for everyone and keep the wheels turning. I just felt like there is this clear cognitive dissonance here, either a growing population is good or it is bad. I do get the sense that "certain groups" growing is "bad" for some people whereas "other groups" (often their own) growing is good and them stagnating is bad...so there clearly are a lot of discussions around this happening in bad faith. Still, even the good faith discussion seems to have this contradiction here that I haven't really seen anyone resolve. I suppose one argument is "no, we really will grow forever and it will be okay." And while we are probably nowhere near the growth limit yet, I'm not sure I have seen an argument that convinces me of this either.