In my model of the world works, overpopulation is in fact a big problem. In general, the more people you have, the less resources you have to share among those people. A decreasing population would be in fact good news, although maybe not in the short term.
That is true in general, but we are nowhere near the resource limit currently, provided we manage them properly. There are existing low- to high-tech measures, like reducing cattle population, improving efficiency of existing HVAC systems, switching to electric, GMO crops, improved renewable and nuclear energy sources, smaller dwelling footprint per person, and many others. This doesn’t include any new tech, like fusion, vat meat, energy beaming from space, moon bases etc.
With an eye on conservation of resources, without giving up quality of life, the planet can probably easily support an order of magnitude more people than there are now.
That is true in general, but we are nowhere near the resource limit currently, provided we manage them properly. There are existing low- to high-tech measures, like reducing cattle population, improving efficiency of existing HVAC systems, switching to electric, GMO crops, improved renewable and nuclear energy sources, smaller dwelling footprint per person, and many others. This doesn’t include any new tech, like fusion, vat meat, energy beaming from space, moon bases etc.
With an eye on conservation of resources, without giving up quality of life, the planet can probably easily support an order of magnitude more people than there are now.