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Originally Posted by Vman455
Edit: my argument being that we have made no progress on controlling our population growth, which is clear when you look at absolute numbers rather than percentage growth rate.
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You are welcome to look at it anyway you like.
If we agree or not.
I see a reduced % rate of growth as progress in the correction direction.
The absolute numbers rate you describe is only a larger magnitude (same direction) rate of reduced % growth rate .. for any size population.
% growth rate = absolute number gain / total population
For Example:
100 @ 1% growth rate = 101 = gain of absolute +1
101 @ (1/101)% growth rate = 102 = gain of same absolute +1
102 @ (1/102)% growth rate = 103 = gain of same absolute +1
etc ... etc...
100 @ 10% growth rate = 110 = gain of absolute +10
110 @ (10/110)% growth rate = gain of same absolute +10
etc ... etc.
Same thing give you what you describe for any size population .. or any magnitude of rate of (absolute growth)
For the rate of % growth to be at this rate of reducing you ask for ... the total net today of about 1/3 the previous % growth rate .. instead of the ~1/2 previous % growth rate we did ... ie you want 'faster progress' in order to reach the rate of progress you want to call progress.
Ironically ... without the ~30% increased life expectancy .. we would have reduced the % growth rate faster and further to 1/4 .. more progress than the rate of % growth reduction you are asking for (1/3).