Futurists or people who believe in technological singularity often make such claims. They put forth the following logic.

1. The logic that if we move the human mind into a virtual space through mind uploading, the acceptable population will increase dramatically.

2. Or, we can make them live only as mental bodies without large bodies, thereby reducing the amount of energy consumed, and thus rapidly increasing the acceptable population.

and They use various other logics, but are they believable?

People on other subs like to doom-and-gloom (economically speaking) about China's birth rates, and even speculate that as a country, it is "over-representing" the size of its population because there are supposed incentives on the local level to do so. However, when looking at food imports, it's clear that the number keeps going up, year after year. The infant formula market is expected to increase, not decrease. Most people already formula-feed their babies for the most part in China. The market is probably as saturated as can be expected. Why does the number of infant formula sales keep going up unless the number of infants born is increasing -- or at least not decreasing, as the data purports to claim?

i think it's far more likely that China is under-representing its population and birth rate on the world stage, acting like it's decreasing in population and is demographically "headed off a cliff" (as the propaganda loves to say, and the gullible love to repeat, ad nauseum), while the human population actually keeps steadily rising. This is so that China won't be looked upon as irresponsibly taking "more than their share" of the world's resources. They can point to their birth rate and populations charts and say, "but we're decreasing in population," and then people will say, "oh, okay, at least we don't have to worry about them taking more resources in the future, since they've got it under control unlike other countries that are still increasing their populations".

It's a pretty clever marketing trick, and it seem to be working. Takes the heat off China and puts it onto India. Now they look like the most irresponsible country instead, because their population is still growing super-rapidly (and it's about the same amount as China's).

That was in the state-of-the-state address this week.

Why is it that no one ever suggests lowering demand?

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For reference, South Korea's average population density is more than eight times the world average and more than 14 times that of the United States.

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In particular, 76.9% responded that it was very serious.

For reference, Busan's population is 3.3 million, or 5 million in the metropolitan area.

There’s already not enough water for the amount of people and as extreme weather intensifies, this problem will only get worse. All these ppl who moved to the deserts of Arizona and other drought likely areas are getting hit hard. It’s not only in less developed countries (many of which have huge populations) where there’s drought. The US is gong to start to feel this more and more. The more the pop grows and the more ppl we let in, the worse it will be for everyone. We need desalinization and depopulating but the scope of what we need means that relief isn’t coming in a big way.

How do I suggest my brilliant idea to legislators?

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India's rapid population growth has profound environmental implications, affecting natural resources, biodiversity, and contributing to climate change. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, the strain on India's environment is becoming increasingly evident.

Resource Depletion

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Loss of Biodiversity

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Climate Change Acceleration

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Waste Management Challenges

The growing population generates more waste, including plastic, industrial, and electronic waste. Inadequate waste management infrastructure leads to pollution of air, water, and soil, posing health risks and environmental degradation.

Policy Recommendations

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• Promote Sustainable Resource Use: Encourage efficient use of resources and the adoption of renewable energy sources to reduce environmental degradation.
• Enhance Conservation Efforts: Implement policies to protect natural habitats and biodiversity, including the establishment of protected areas and wildlife corridors.
• Improve Waste Management: Develop and enforce waste management policies to reduce pollution and promote recycling and waste-to-energy technologies.

Addressing the environmental consequences of overpopulation is essential for India's sustainable development and the health of its ecosystems.