> But ultimately this is good news. Less pressure on the environment, more space, hopefully increased productivity and wealth per capital (by harnessing automation).
I agree with the sentiment of this comment regarding the end state, but I fear the transition will be a disaster. Demographic changes are of course happening at very different stages around the world. Many 1st world countries are seeing dramatically shrinking populations, but many third world countries are exploding - Nigeria is expected to nearly double their population to 400 million by 2050. The shift and resource wars thèse changes will cause will result in a lot of suffering.
> Japan specifically is overcrowded
Not really. A few of Japan's megacities are overcrowded, but tons of other areas have seen rapid depopulation and demographic collapse where there are hardly any young people.
I agree with the sentiment of this comment regarding the end state, but I fear the transition will be a disaster. Demographic changes are of course happening at very different stages around the world. Many 1st world countries are seeing dramatically shrinking populations, but many third world countries are exploding - Nigeria is expected to nearly double their population to 400 million by 2050. The shift and resource wars thèse changes will cause will result in a lot of suffering.
> Japan specifically is overcrowded
Not really. A few of Japan's megacities are overcrowded, but tons of other areas have seen rapid depopulation and demographic collapse where there are hardly any young people.