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It's just loss. (lemmynsfw.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm in fact under the impression that the "number must go up" plot was played on us as well. Humans are increasing in quantity ever since the industrial revolution, but instead we should be focusing on the quality of life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Couldn't agree with you more. In particular, the way most state pensions are structured imply infinite exponential growth. It's gonna be a tough drug to wean off of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

We're below reproduction rate in most parts of the world, and likely will fall below in the rest of the world during this century, so we're already in the 'find out' era :(