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Our entire global economic order is built on top of infinite-growth, and the young outnumbering the old. Negative slope population will lead to mass economic i
by RetpolineDrama 3y ago
Our entire global economic order is built on top of infinite-growth, and the young outnumbering the old.
Negative slope population will lead to mass economic instability and eventually war.
- marnett 3y agoEven in a post industrial economy?
- wizofaus 3y agoEconomic instability, yes, that seems inevitable as people adjust to new realities. But what would be the trigger for war if there are fewer and fewer of us wanting access to land/natural resources? Sure, access to manmade resources (and other services) will become an issue but it won't be much of a war if it's the older/less fit members of society fighting against the rest for their share...
- tuatoru 3y agoThe trigger for war is variability of the rate of decline among different countries with different ideologies and different outgroups. A USA with 70 million people would feel very threatened by an Iraq with 300 million, for example. Just as Russia feels very threatened by Europe now.
- wizofaus 3y agoThe USA already has less than a 3rd of the population of India or China, but I don't think feels seriously threatened by either (in terms of a likely direct attack).
- TheBigSalad 3y agoOur economy isn't based on the population increasing.