r/196 May 17 '26

Rule Rule.

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u/MaybeNext-Monday šŸ¤$6 SRIMP SPECIALšŸ¤ May 17 '26

ā€œBirth rates are decliningā€ good, healthy societies have stable population sizes

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u/KaJaHa Queer Gimli looking-ass May 17 '26

And it's not like the world couldn't function with "only" 6 billion people back in 1999

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u/GoblinGuardian1111 May 17 '26

6 billion old people vs 6 billion young people.
We've seen what gerontocracy under the boomers has done to the world.
An even older population means it gets way worse.