What do you think the future of global society looks like?

[SvennoJ]

Soundwave said:

Yeah I don't think population will be the issue it's made out to be. For one it's going to peak soon and then start declining big time.

If any thing a population of a shit ton of elderly people and not enough young people is going to be the bigger issue in the future.

My guess is anti-aging drugs/technologies start to gain more traction in the next 20-30 years. 

Soon as in 2080...

The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s. It will then fall to around 10.2 billion, which is 700 million lower than expected a decade ago.Jul 11, 2024

We can't sustain 8 billion people now.

On October 18, 2023, the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (2023) broadcast a Yes-or-No debate on the statement: “The population of humans that can be supported sustainably on the planet at a reasonable standard of living is below 4 billion.” Here is an abridged version of Joel E.Jan 22, 2024

https://www.niussp.org/environment-and-development/can-earth-support-4-billion-people-sustainably-and-well/

As of now about 19% of the 8.2 Billion are living at "1st world standards"


So if this chart is already consuming 1.75x what the Earth can sustain, how are 10 billion people going to live at sustainable levels.

Of course once the other 81% reaches 1st world levels, population might fall as it does in more developed countries.

Yet how to get there without mass extinction...