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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by wizofaus on Saturday September 30, 2023 @09:13PM (#37721582)
Economic instability, yes, that seems inevitable as people adjust to new realities. But what would be the trigger for war if there a fewer and fewer of us wanting access to land/natural resources? Sure, access to manmade resources (and other services) will become an issue but it won't be much of a war if it's the older/less fit members of society fighting against the rest for their share...
Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by tuatoru on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:20AM (#37722502)
The trigger for war is variability of the rate of decline among different countries with different ideologies and different outgroups.

A USA with 70 million people would feel very threatened by an Iraq with 300 million, for example. Just as Russia feels very threatened by Europe now.

Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by wizofaus on Sunday October 01, 2023 @03:57AM (#37723769)
The USA already has less than a 3rd of the population of India or China, but I don't think feels seriously threatened by either (in terms of a likely direct attack).