Yes, we’ll adapt, that’s what we do. That’s what all life does. It will be different, but I think it could also be better.
The only people crying about this are the billionaires. Fuck 'em.
Also a favourite complaint with racists and nazis.
I’m so confused by these articles. They present the matter as a completely new problem, while it has been a known and slowly evolving situation since longer than I’ve been alive…
And before that, the worry was Malthusian overpopulation. (Which would be a much bigger problem if it had happened)
Oh, I remember my grandparents going on about it! Doomsday scenarios of hunger because of exponential population growth versus linear agricultural growth!
People who make lots of money by selling unnecessary things to other people freak out, as clearly evidenced.
Long term its good, short term it sucks.
This might finally resolve the homelessness issue. /s
Workers have more bargaining power
I thought that tiny picture was pancakes 🥞
Last time there was a population crash (after the black death) we got workers rights.
When there are fewer people the wealth of the nation is less but it’s split more fairly.
All bets are off though if we get automated factories or AI that can work unsupervised.
Oh, also we will end up elderly with too few young people to take care of is
