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		adastra22 on Feb 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Selfish reasons to want more humans Because a lot of the degrowth movement does want radical population decrease that we are never likely to see without such drastic measures. Those harmful ideas need to be countered before they become reality.

orthecreedence on Feb 26, 2024 [–]

I think the assumption that the only way to have a working economy is to multiply indefinitely is the only thing that needs to be countered seriously.

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