>> we adapt our societies to become less dependent on it How? Old people need care. Younger people will need to take care of them. When they die, a lot of know

>> we adapt our societies to become less dependent on it How? Old people need care. Younger people will need to take care of them. When they die, a lot of knowledge will be lost, because there will not be enough young people to learn all those skills. Less people will also mean overall less economic activity, less creativity, less inventions and so on. I'm not saying the world will stop, but the transition will certainly be painful.