[WeylandYutani]

Population stagnating is what keeps everyone in my country employed even in a recession. Take a look at India or the Philippines: everyone is replaceable and life is not a scarce resource.

Companies hate it though. They want cheap workers instead of competing for employees.

[monomers]

Oh, I agree. There's many good reasons to celebrate population stagnating: economic, social,ecological. But it's not going to be a painless transition from the last 2-300 years of a system predicated on growth.