Why is population collapse such a threat when we have 7 billion people?
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Population collapse is an economic problem
Capitalist economies depend on constant growth in order to thrive. If the population starts to shrink (like in Japan for example) there aren’t enough young people to pay into the system to account for all the elderly people that are draining from it.
Pensions and Government healthcare for example are 2 systems that depend on having more people paying in that take out.
From a survival perspective we would all be a lot better off if we reduced the overall world population.
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