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36 votes
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If human population stops rising or decreases, what will be the negative effects for people?
From the environmental standpoint shrinking of human population is often quoted to have desirable effects, and that's reasonable. But from the point of view of our daily lives and functioning of...
From the environmental standpoint shrinking of human population is often quoted to have desirable effects, and that's reasonable. But from the point of view of our daily lives and functioning of the human society, what negatives could we then expect? (I mean a soft decline due to lower birth rates, not some abrupt events.)
For example, with smaller population fewer music albums could be made every year than some time before, and people would maybe feel less inspired and satisfied. Less scientific research, less choices for relationships... and maybe other things? Would being more technically advanced compensate for the issues? Won't we feel ourselves in oblivion and romanticize the "numerous" past?
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TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube in downloads last month
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Colorado’s recreation roadmap makes it one of the only states to fuse outdoor play, environmental protection
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DuckDuckGo usage is growing fast
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Facebook is being eclipsed by its youthful rival Snapchat
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Australia's population to hit twenty-five million, newest resident likely to be young, female, and Chinese
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Facebook's quarterly earnings show user growth hit record lows in Q2
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Just curious - are there more users here, or subscribed to r/tildes?
I don't want exact numbers, just wondering how fast the site is growing compared to how fast news about the site is growing.
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People increased Facebook usage after Cambridge Analytica scandal
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TIDAL accused of deliberatly faking streaming numbers
4 votes