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steve_adams_86 on July 7, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Life Stats

That population increase statistic was a little shocking (+2.7B in our lifetimes). I suppose I knew it already, but it hadn’t clicked how crazy that is.

throwaway2a02 on July 7, 2022 [–]

I just realized we're less than 1 year away from reaching 8 billion people on Earth. A bit scary.

id on July 7, 2022 | [–]

It would be much scarier if it was decreasing or staying flat, though.

steve_adams_86 on July 7, 2022 | | [–]

Why?

I don't doubt you, I just don't know anything about this. My first guess is that economically it would be potentially catastrophic.

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