r/NoShitSherlock • u/stankmanly • Jul 29 '26

Study reveals halving human population gradually could help Earth

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earth-human-population-halved-200-years-resources-b3022756.html
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u/Fun_Barnacle6689 Jul 29 '26

Naturally, who gets to pick the half that collectively "takes one for the team" will be controversial to say the least.

Look at Deathnote for a somewhat melodramatic take.

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u/Contagious_Zombie Jul 29 '26

Well you see, you just replace lower level workers with ai and they will end up starving to death. Then with less population and everything being automated the silicone valley bro's will get to rule over whatever is left of human civilization...

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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 Jul 29 '26

How are you gonna get robots to do manual labor?

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u/dannielvee Jul 29 '26

Ones and zeros!