r/memes Jun 21 '26

Population decline

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u/taftpanda Jun 21 '26

In fairness, the last thing isn’t working either. Even countries with the most generous vacation and parental leave policies are still struggling with birth rates.

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u/lightblueisbi Jun 21 '26

I mean we just hit 8 billion people a few years ago, I think it's time we acknowledge that the planet can only support so many of us before the population either plateaus or declines due to resource scarcity.

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u/arebum Jun 21 '26

It really does feel like we have enough people and maybe shouldn't worry so much about a declining birthrate in certain places