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I’ve read a bit on the topic too and I think I agree? One of the other obvious occurrences we’re living through is some form of population collapse. Although it

I’ve read a bit on the topic too and I think I agree? One of the other obvious occurrences we’re living through is some form of population collapse. Although it’s termed “collapse” I think it’s better conveyed as “global population shrink”. As far as sustainability, I think we can all wait for generational turn over and see what shakes out. But that brings with it other problems like not having enough younger people to care for the elderly or meaningfully contribute to a tax revenue. Anyway, glad you pointed that out. In a cacophony of doom from main stream media (news, social, political, celebrities) maybe this isn’t one of the very big problems that needs global attention right now.

throwuwu 3y ago
Not just tax and elder care. If you have fewer young people than old then when those young people take the place of their older colleagues in their various professions you wind up losing a lot of tacit knowledge. If there are 1.5 olds for every young then that young one needs to learn 150% of the skills and knowledge that they did before. In such cases the extra information often gets lost. This is how population collapse leads to civilizational collapse.