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Interesting that this notion, that we may not have enough people, is becoming more and more prominent.

I am not sure we can do anything about it in such short order. Population stagnation and decline appear all but inevitable after 2050.

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Baby booms and busts have occurred many times throughout history. I think Lyman stone makes a strong case that it is not inevitable with modernity using a review of birth rates across countries and across time.

https://www.fromthenew.world/p/lyman-stone-growing-the-population?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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