We’ve seen it over and over throughout history and it’s always been positive. The Black plague. Most recently WW2 depopulated the West of the most able bodied workers. The result wasn’t a collapse but a boom. Those remaining had cheap housing and were paid more for their labor because there were fewer workers.
When population declines enough that everyone has resources, population will go back up again.
I’m not sure that we should celebrate the deaths of millions as a boon to society. I Imagine all the beautiful contributions to the arts, innovations and society that we missed out on.
We’ve seen it over and over throughout history and it’s always been positive. The Black plague. Most recently WW2 depopulated the West of the most able bodied workers. The result wasn’t a collapse but a boom. Those remaining had cheap housing and were paid more for their labor because there were fewer workers.
When population declines enough that everyone has resources, population will go back up again.
I’m not sure that we should celebrate the deaths of millions as a boon to society. I Imagine all the beautiful contributions to the arts, innovations and society that we missed out on.
Nobody said to celebrate, just that we should learn from history.
If we could recreate the effects (higher wages, lower living costs) without the cause (millions dead), maybe we could reap the same benefits.