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Population will continue to stabilize and possibly fall in the developed world and population growth will lessen in the developing world.

Also, a life on basic income would probably be similar psychologically to unemployment -- more depression, disease, shorter lifespans, etc. These things contribute to a reduced rate of childbirth.




Not sure - unemployment would cause a lot more anxiety, I would imagine. Are pensioners especially depressed (if age and diseases are factored out)?




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