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Study.

The Earth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security, climate stability, and human wellbeing. However, slowing population growth and raising global awareness could still offer humanity some hope.

The study shows that humans have pushed well beyond the planet’s long-term capacity and that continued growth under current patterns of consumption will intensify environmental and social challenges for communities worldwide.

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[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago

Months ago someone shared a link to a study by a swedish or norwish institute where they had done those calculations.

Our species will top around the 11bn and slowly fall back to the 9,5/10bn, with optimist expectations. Lower numbers would be in 8/8,5bn.

Biggest problem? Resource sharing. We are able to feed our species two fold and then some. Just eliminating bad commercial practices and food waste, would nearly double the available food, as is.

Before, it was the rise of living standards cutting the birth rate down. Now, with poverty, inequality and automation on the rise, people have another reason to not raise families.

Our species will shrink and fast. Faster than anyone expects. Korea, Japan, Italy, even my country, are showing fast signs of aging.

What will they try to do? Conscript women's uterus like Russia is, supposedly, debating? Even China is doing the math and the numbers are not good.

We owe nothing to governments. They are our servants. People forgot about that. Allowed megalomaniac interests to takeover our lives.

Will things get grimmer? Yes. No doubt about it. But I hope I will live to see things get better.