Probably outdated but I'll include this 2012 study anyway (TLDR "no"):
Human population is projected to plateau at around ~10 billion, plus or minus a fudge factor
No advocating active population control.
Probably outdated but I'll include this 2012 study anyway (TLDR "no"):
Human population is projected to plateau at around ~10 billion, plus or minus a fudge factor
No advocating active population control.
Also interested in rare earth takes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_element
They'd become more expensive to mine with the abolition of unsafe mines, but it looks like they can be recycled. No more upgrading your tech every year I guess.