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by insanejudge 941 days ago
You'd imagine if it was very predictable, that long term population projections wouldn't radically swing by billions and decades of trajectory every few years like they do.

As far as I can tell, this narrative has been pushed by prominent EA'ers and such to try to counter the calls for research/investment in renewables and responsibility over the data on climate change with culture war fears demanding short-term growth.

Addressing the largest stated reasons for not having children (affordability and child care), or physics-defying carbon capture machines, What could actually exist in 30 years I wonder?