Population: Public Enemy No. 1

[kassy]

The demographic decline is very predictable so it could in theory be managed but that takes unpopular measures so it´s another thing politicians ignored for too long.

Changing pay as you go systems is problematic. If AI and robots can plug the gap then there is still the question of how much money you get from that. Easier to fix if the whole world agrees on some standard otherwise some robot industries might move out to a cheaper place. Then there are other things. More people needed in care, different housing needed etc.

[oren]

But the world’s human population is growing older.  As shown above, the birth rate of many countries is now below replacement level. 

And yet, somwhow global population is still growing by ~80 million per year.

It's not demographic collapse we should fear, it's civilizational collapse.  These are both ways to severely reduce global population.  One is far preferable to the other.

Hear hear!

[etienne]

Hello Oren,

Did you see that one on social medias ? The issue is the care work that will be shared on a smaller part of the population.