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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The population explosion will turn into a population contraction within my lifetime.
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Only in the developed countries. Until there really are severe food shortages and world wide 30% unemployment.
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Even at fertility 1.9 we are on track to top 10 Billion people due to 3-4 generations being alive at the same time. Rebuildables cannot replace the 17TW of primary energy that it takes to support this type of modern civilization for this many people. Everything needs to change.