Reply #6: They go hand in hand [View All]

[The2ndWheel]

You wouldn't have the ability to consume as much without as large a population, because there would be fewer people. At the same time, you wouldn't have as large a population without the ability to consume as much, because there would be fewer people. You cant fix one problem, and expect the other half of the equation to stay the same. That's why developed countries utilize immigration. Nations can't have actual declining populations. Which makes developing nations little more than baby factories for the developed nations socioeconomic systems.

Organizations need more people, or they eventually disappear. People comment on how religion says to go forth and multiply. Well, yeah, religion is an organized effort, and it needs more people to grow and expand. So does the state. So does the corporation. How long will a government function without more tax revenue? How long will a corporation stay in business with fewer customers?

The real elephant in the room would be our ongoing fight against limits, especially death. That fight is why we consume as much as we do. That fight is why we have as many people as we do.