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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Prosperity has the unfortunate side-effect of population growth and increasing competition for resources. Combine that with the potential for reducing, or at least changing the habitable areas of the planet, and I think there could be a huge correction coming at some point.
Technology might help postpone it, but I doubt that the carrying capacity of the planet can be increased indefinitely.
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Prosperity also brings growth rate down. Excluding immigration, virtually all prosperous nations growth is below replacement. Make Africa prosperous and the population will shrink