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An economist says most global population growth estimates are far too high, the data shows population peaking around 2060, and at 2.2 the global fertility rate may already be below replacement rate (fasterplease.substack.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

shrink to 20 million in size from today's 51 million..

Imagine, if you will, a world where housing prices weren't cost-prohibitive and there exists enough agricultural land to feed everyone without having companies like monsanto destroying the ecology.

Lowering populations should only be scary if you derive your income from the labor of the masses or plan to derive your income from the labor of the masses.