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Re:Should we care about people who need never exist? by pessimizer on Monday January 02, 2023 @03:02PM (#34222900)
Nobody is talking about lone humans. They're talking about the difference between 8 billion and 16 billion. It's not likely that any significant economies of scale that have somehow not managed to emerge at 8 billion people will emerge when you double that.
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Re:Should we care about people who need never exist? by BurningFrog on Monday January 02, 2023 @04:15PM (#34223773)
Perhaps. But going from 4 billion to 8 billion in the last 50 years, the living standard for the average person has improved spectacularly.
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Re:Should we care about people who need never exist? by jemmyw on Monday January 02, 2023 @04:32PM (#34223953)
We don't know if it would have improved more or less if the population stayed at 4 billion, so there's no argument there either way.
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Re:Should we care about people who need never exist? by thefz on Monday January 02, 2023 @04:28PM (#34223917)
Average,yes. But just because the top has become wealthier.
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Re:Should we care about people who need never exist? by BurningFrog on Monday January 02, 2023 @05:55PM (#34224870)
Not at all. There has been enormous improvements for the poorest.

Tons of data here. Look for yourself: https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty-in-brief

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