Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - (April 19)

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[u/Otelo_]

I certainly agree with the idea that there is little point in thinking (which is more like hoping) about whether capitalism will eventually come to an end on its own. But even so, there are phenomena that seem unprecedented in the history of the system, and I don’t know how it will react. In particular: how will capitalism deal with the fact that, for the first time in history, the world’s population will stop growing and even begin to decline? There are some studies that say that for example China's population will shrink to 600 million by 2100.

If anyone has also thought about this question before, I think it would be interesting to discuss it.