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#512 - Will MacAskill - How Long Could Humanity Continue For?

Modern Wisdom

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Is There Too Many People on the Planet?

If you're concerned about extinction, presumably more people on the planet would spread the risk more. For every human that you add, there isa tential chance that they may survive ad there may be a few of them,. and then maybe they could repopulate. What's your view on whether or not the world has too many or too few people in it? There are considerations on either side of the ledger.

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