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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (17 children)

The part I don't understand is why it's important to hit the "replacement level". Wouldn't it be better for the planet if there were fewer people living on it and competing for resources?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It would be, but the economy was built on perpetual growth schemes.
Don't forget, the economy is here to be served by us, not the other way around!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The economy will crumble if we don't get to replacement levels at least, but it will also crumble, along with everything else if we do. Only way out of this is to change the whole model before it crumbles. But that would mean the rich need to get (willingly) less rich, so I'm not holding out hope...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There's plenty of poor people who've bought into the propaganda and refuse to sign on even if it'd help them.

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