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We are both saying we think fixing would be better than not fixing it.


So we are both right as the alternative is crash and burn which I do not advocate and I do not think you want that either.

If we do nothing and we slowly switch to negative growth in under 10 or 15 years it could be the best solution.
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/#google_vignette



World Population by Year

Year   
World Population
Yearly
Change   Net
Change   Density
(P/Km²)
2024   8,161,972,572   0.87 %   70,237,642   55
2023   8,091,734,930   0.88 %   70,327,738   54
2022   8,021,407,192   0.84 %   66,958,801   54
2021   7,954,448,391   0.86 %   67,447,099   53
2020   7,887,001,292   0.97 %   75,707,594   53
2019   7,811,293,698   1.05 %   81,390,917   52
2018   7,729,902,781   1.10 %   84,284,827   52
2017   7,645,617,954   1.15 %   87,063,428   51
2016   7,558,554,526   1.18 %   88,062,654   51
2015   7,470,491,872   1.20 %   88,875,628   50
2014   7,381,616,244   1.23 %   89,822,659   50
2013   7,291,793,585   1.26 %   90,591,100   49
2012   7,201,202,485   1.27 %   90,278,720   48
2011   7,110,923,765   1.27 %   89,191,617   48
2010   7,021,732,148   1.28 %   88,965,732   47
2009   6,932,766,416   1.29 %   88,308,754   47
2008   6,844,457,662   1.29 %   87,148,881   46
2007   6,757,308,781   1.29 %   85,856,766   45
2006   6,671,452,015   1.28 %   84,481,883   45
2005   6,586,970,132   1.29 %   83,592,360   44
2004   6,503,377,772   1.29 %   83,016,138   44
2003   6,420,361,634   1.30 %   82,631,292   43
2002   6,337,730,342   1.32 %   82,793,883   43
2001   6,254,936,459   1.35 %   83,233,466   42
2000   6,171,702,993   1.36 %   82,696,654   41
1999   6,089,006,339   1.36 %   81,939,649   41
1998   6,007,066,690   1.39 %   82,278,874   40
1997   5,924,787,816   1.42 %   82,732,082   40
1996   5,842,055,734   1.44 %   83,176,752   39
1995   5,758,878,982   1.47 %   83,327,727   39
1994   5,675,551,255   1.50 %   84,006,458   38
1993   5,591,544,797   1.55 %   85,554,981   38
1992   5,505,989,816   1.61 %   87,253,925   37
1991   5,418,735,891   1.71 %   90,932,781   36
1990   5,327,803,110   1.78 %   93,371,378   36
1989   5,234,431,732   1.80 %   92,439,190   35
1988   5,141,992,542   1.83 %   92,246,145   35
1987   5,049,746,397   1.85 %   91,673,559   34
1986   4,958,072,838   1.83 %   89,129,373   33
1985   4,868,943,465   1.81 %   86,767,946   33
1984   4,782,175,519   1.81 %   84,847,946   32
1983   4,697,327,573   1.84 %   84,654,152   32
1982   4,612,673,421   1.85 %   83,896,115   31
1981   4,528,777,306   1.83 %   81,171,070   30
1980   4,447,606,236   1.81 %   79,066,708   30
1979   4,368,539,528   1.78 %   76,442,026   29
1978   4,292,097,502   1.76 %   74,233,706   29
1977   4,217,863,796   1.78 %   73,617,419   28
1976   4,144,246,377   1.81 %   73,511,100   28
1975   4,070,735,277   1.86 %   74,319,181   27
1974   3,996,416,096   1.93 %   75,611,054   27
1973   3,920,805,042   1.97 %   75,887,362   26
1972   3,844,917,680   1.99 %   75,069,815   26
1971   3,769,847,865   2.03 %   75,164,071   25
1970   3,694,683,794   2.08 %   75,192,215   25
1969   3,619,491,579   2.10 %   74,304,328   24
1968   3,545,187,251   2.07 %   71,774,371   24
1967   3,473,412,880   2.04 %   69,371,755   23
1966   3,404,041,125   2.08 %   69,507,422   23
1965   3,334,533,703   2.15 %   70,046,364   22
1964   3,264,487,339   2.25 %   71,679,511   22
1963   3,192,807,828   2.22 %   69,433,513   21
1962   3,123,374,315   1.91 %   58,504,640   21
1961   3,064,869,675   1.64 %   49,398,781   21
1960   3,015,470,894   1.67 %   49,520,543   20
1959   2,965,950,351   1.88 %   54,700,680   20
1958   2,911,249,671   2.06 %   58,631,334   20
1957   2,852,618,337   2.05 %   57,208,343   19             I was born this year
1956   2,795,409,994   2.01 %   55,196,202   19
1955   2,740,213,792   2.02 %   54,318,932   18
1954   2,685,894,860   1.97 %   51,788,625   18
1953   2,634,106,235   1.94 %   50,019,896   18
1952   2,584,086,339   1.86 %   47,159,304   17



so we are close to reverse maybe it happens and it is slow and gradual without a big issue at all.