We used to worry about the planet getting too crowded, but there are plenty of downsides to a shrinking humanity as well.
  • SplashJackson@lemmy.caEnglish
    65·
    2 年前

    When you have 8 bajillion people on the planet, every time a baby is born, the individual value of human life across the species drops slightly, due to the increase of supply.

    • _NoName_@lemmy.mlEnglish
      61·
      2 年前

      That’s an entirely capitalist way of thinking about it. Don’t think like a capitalist.

      • SplashJackson@lemmy.caEnglish
        21·
        2 年前

        What I said still provides for full equality. Our lives’ value decreases collectively! Full egalitarianism if I ever did see it