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To be fair, mass misery is very real: starvation, thirst, poverty, forced migration, etc. It's just a "local" problem and internal so "doesn't count" to the pop
by asah 3y ago
To be fair, mass misery is very real: starvation, thirst, poverty, forced migration, etc. It's just a "local" problem and internal so "doesn't count" to the popbomb deniers.
Also, it's worth nothing that modern economic growth models pretty much all depend on population growth, so steady state population is a recipe for economic stagnation. Obviously, technology disrupts this but our economic systems aren't setup for that, e.g. UBI.
Finally, climate impact is tied to population: fewer people, less impact.
- elcritch 3y ago> To be fair, mass misery is very real: starvation, thirst, poverty, forced migration, etc. It's just a "local" problem and internal so "doesn't count" to the popbomb deniers. Those have all been problems even with far lower population levels. By many statistics people worldwide have never been better off. Life expectancy, lower rates of military conflicts, etc are all generally improving.
- asah 3y agoAbsolutely. My point is that billions of people make it harder to avoid and some these problems. Mathematically, 10,000 people in one area can be airlifted out of a problem or have supplies brought in. 10,000,000 people are not easily moved or supplied.