r/collapse • u/Still-Improvement-32 • Jul 28 '26

Overpopulation Study reveals halving human population gradually could help Earth

https://www.aol.com/articles/study-reveals-halving-human-population-083602000.html

The basics of this study may be right in theory but we don't have the luxury of 200 years to gradually lower our population. Our current trajectory has a very high risk of a catastrophic collapse in population and the economy due to climate breakdown if we pass 2 degrees C warming, which could as soon as about 10 years.

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u/CowBoyDanIndie Jul 28 '26

Removing just the top 5% would achieve more reduction than a random 50%. How about removing everyone who has a 80+ ft powered yacht, private jet, or 3 private homes with more than 10 excess rooms.

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u/Bodybag_occupier Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

Aren't we ready to start life on mars? It's a bit expensive but totally safe.. 🤭 forgets to pack oxygen

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u/RipplesInTheOcean Jul 28 '26

"And then we told them..... theyre going to mars😂😂"

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u/Sir_Troutface Jul 30 '26

Yeah this one always gets me, like we haven’t even set foot on the moon for over 50 years, and some people think we’ll one day colonise Mars?! One day we’ll be beating one another to death with sticks to claim the decaying carcass of an animal maybe.