There are upper and lower limits to optimal population; while overpopulation (20 billion) is problematic, near-extinction is also problematic, and the challenge is finding equilibrium.

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Speaker

Luigi Zingales

Evidence Quote

the idea of 20 billion of us on this planet is a pretty horrifying possibility that said the idea of us making ourselves extinct is is not really a great possibility either

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall FergusonStigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:34:44 AM

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