bpkratz t1_iu16xie wrote on October 27, 2022 at 8:05 PM Reply to The Great People Shortage is coming — and it's going to cause global economic chaos | Researchers predict that the world's population will decline in the next 40 years due to declining birth rates — and it will cause a massive shortage of workers. by Shelfrock77 Weren't people freaking out about over population like 5 years ago? This seems like a bunch of sensationalist bullshit. Truly not sure which side is correct in this, but I think the root of the issue is poverty not overpopulation or underpopulation. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/overpopulation-is-the-biggest-threat-to-mankind-nobel-laureates-say-zxdnv2bcv Permalink 4
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Reply to The Great People Shortage is coming — and it's going to cause global economic chaos | Researchers predict that the world's population will decline in the next 40 years due to declining birth rates — and it will cause a massive shortage of workers. by Shelfrock77
Weren't people freaking out about over population like 5 years ago? This seems like a bunch of sensationalist bullshit. Truly not sure which side is correct in this, but I think the root of the issue is poverty not overpopulation or underpopulation.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/overpopulation-is-the-biggest-threat-to-mankind-nobel-laureates-say-zxdnv2bcv