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minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·5 days agoSo wouldn’t adding more make it worse?
minus-squareSmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 days agoInfinite growth! Infinite population growth to feed the machine! More babies!
minus-squaredrislands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoIn the long term, yes. Ideally your birth rate matches your death rate so you have stability in supporting the citizenry. But when your system expects the birth rate to exceed the death rate, even changing to equilibrium can be catastrophic.
So wouldn’t adding more make it worse?
Infinite growth! Infinite population growth to feed the machine! More babies!
In the long term, yes. Ideally your birth rate matches your death rate so you have stability in supporting the citizenry. But when your system expects the birth rate to exceed the death rate, even changing to equilibrium can be catastrophic.