We are in new territory. With 8 billion people, a global internet, climate change, etc. this is a scenario we haven't seen before.
I am skeptical that it is helpful to make sweeping pronouncements of this sort.
Some countries have high rates of disease and low levels of education. I bet getting people healthier and better educated would improve productivity more than having more children.
We also don't necessarily know how more people raises GDP per capita. Maybe it's a situation where having basics in place fosters more people who are healthier or something and maybe in some countries that pattern is not what's happening.
We are in new territory. With 8 billion people, a global internet, climate change, etc. this is a scenario we haven't seen before.
I am skeptical that it is helpful to make sweeping pronouncements of this sort.
Some countries have high rates of disease and low levels of education. I bet getting people healthier and better educated would improve productivity more than having more children.
We also don't necessarily know how more people raises GDP per capita. Maybe it's a situation where having basics in place fosters more people who are healthier or something and maybe in some countries that pattern is not what's happening.