Comment by mikkergp

Is there a version of economic thought that doesn't necessitate constant population growth? Why is low fertility rate seen as a bad thing? Often engineering is argued in terms of tradeoffs or meeting certain requirements. Rather than follow economic theories that depend on growth, can we develop economic theories that adapt to the trends of the population rather than the other way around(Musks' need for cheap labor not withstanding). Is there a version of the world where we have less people with a collective higher quality of life, particularly as technology improves individual productivity? What about the vintage-futurism economic dream of 10 hour workweeks?