Models tend to be based on observations, but I agree with you that I should explain how observations would affect the population model. I updated the page to explain this. If I finish learning Javascript, I might even program a basic model to display on my site.
the path to shrinking (or even holding constant) may be less desirable (though neither seems great) than the “natural” cycle of overpopulation and shrinking.
Population growth, overpopulation, and shrinking (war, disease, and famine) is indeed a natural cycle.
Shrinking the population without using population control will require millions or billions of people to die. I’m pretty sure that most people would prefer population control instead, if they understood just how bad the alternative would be.
Can you please explain why you doubt the proposed solution?
Models tend to be based on observations, but I agree with you that I should explain how observations would affect the population model. I updated the page to explain this. If I finish learning Javascript, I might even program a basic model to display on my site.
Population growth, overpopulation, and shrinking (war, disease, and famine) is indeed a natural cycle.
Shrinking the population may have strong social and economic consequences, but it will have to happen at some point since the Earth’s current population is unsustainable. It’s not possible for populations to grow forever.
Shrinking the population without using population control will require millions or billions of people to die. I’m pretty sure that most people would prefer population control instead, if they understood just how bad the alternative would be.