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by bhouston 528 days ago
> Less pollution, less pressure on the overloaded housing situation.

Generally when one group shrinks in evolution, it doesn't reduce for long the total pressures on the environment. What usually happens is other groups grow into the new opportunities that have opened up.

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> What usually happens is other groups grow into the new opportunities that have opened up.

Which is only a bad thing if you assume "other groups" are inherently worse. But if the current state is so bad people are openly cheering after a murder, perhaps there are more pressing issues - which likely also contribute to low birth rate.