Humans are the second most populous animal on the planet. We are in no danger of extinction.

BobaFloutist 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't know where you got that idea, but we're not even the most populous species of vertebrates on the planet (that might be chickens).

If you include arthropods, ants make it not even remotely close.

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Ajedi32 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If the trend doesn't reverse, it's mathematically guaranteed.

But realistically, I agree. Civilizational collapse would happen long before extinction, which seems like it would almost certainly return the birth rate back to pre-industrial levels. I just don't think that's a desirable outcome either.

Or, even more realistically, nations with state religions that effectively outlaw birth control and/or women's rights will take over the world, and nations which don't do those things will collapse. That also seems like a bad outcome to me.

Point is, I don't think it's wise to treat this like it's not a problem.

	▲	Legend2440 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's not a problem. Go look at a graph of historical world population: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population#/media/File%3... It's virtually flat for eons, and then in the last 100 years it shoots up like a rocket. We didn't hit the first billion people until 1800, but the 8th billion took only 11 years. (2011-2022) This rate of exponential growth was never sustainable, and it's normal and natural that it's leveling off now.