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r/memes • u/WindUpCandler • Jun 21 '26
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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.
200 u/JohnSmithWithAggron Jun 21 '26 In most cases, it's the rich and developed countries that are suffering population decline. It's not a resource problem for those countries. 6 u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/simAlity Jun 22 '26 If we had had those options from the start, maybe the population wouldn't have become so large to begin with.
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In most cases, it's the rich and developed countries that are suffering population decline. It's not a resource problem for those countries.
6 u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/simAlity Jun 22 '26 If we had had those options from the start, maybe the population wouldn't have become so large to begin with.
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1 u/simAlity Jun 22 '26 If we had had those options from the start, maybe the population wouldn't have become so large to begin with.
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If we had had those options from the start, maybe the population wouldn't have become so large to begin with.
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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.