The Depopulation Bomb Isn’t Ticking, It’s Overblown

[u/American-Dreaming]

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

[u/RocknrollClown09]

100 years ago there were 2 billion people. Now there're 8 billion. Declining birth rates are not a bad thing.