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Re:The first early human eggs from stem cells by soco on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:58AM (#48745990)
But outside the bible, who says we must be more and above replacement rates? Is such a tragedy for humanity if there are only 4 billion humans in 100 years? 4 happier billions? It doesn't HAVE to go up all the time, and between extinction (zero humans) and overcrowding (X billions) there are many unknown ways to go.
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Re:The first early human eggs from stem cells by tskj on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @10:03AM (#48746984)
Unfortunately most of society and the economy is built on the foundational assumption of a growing (or at least stable) population. There will be some extremely tough challenges to solve with an actively declining population.
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