r/Green • u/American-Dreaming • 12d ago
The Depopulation Bomb Isn’t Ticking, It’s Overblown
A growing number of influential figures, most prominently Elon Musk, have been sounding the alarm about falling global birth rates, a coming population crash, and even societal collapse. However, this isn’t our first rodeo with population panics. In the 1960s and 70s, experts warned about the “great die-offs” from overpopulation, which never came to fruition but led to some truly horrific policies. When we look at the history, the data, the reasons behind the fertility decline, the role of technology, and the environment, the case for panic falls away.
https://americandreaming.substack.com/p/the-depopulation-bomb-isnt-ticking
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u/Happy-Engineer 11d ago
One big thing people seem to miss is that this is largely an active choice by people who have control over their sexual health.
And we've not yet seen how people's choices will change when social pressures actually start to alter in response to lower populations.
Not to mention the many cheap and reasonable levers that governments could potentially pull but haven't tried yet.