Apocalypse By 2040?

[fender62]

a computer from the 1970's predicts future erm, im not convinced, world population is very concerning though, as is pollution.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1002422/Apocalypse-2040-MIT-computer-model-civilisation-world-end-Club-of-Rome

[margarettom]

I presume the computer is nick-named Nostradamus.

[ToraToraTora]

cobras, peak child is close, the world population will fall dramatically: https://ourworldindata.org/peak-child - it's called maths.

[douglas9401]

Blind faith in divine providence and hedging against infant mortality trumps maths every time.
Somebody will save/help/pay, just keep on plunging.

[Ken4155]

We have nothing to fear. According to one of the videos in the link, The Donald has been sent by God to save us. Glory be and hallelujah!

[ToraToraTora]

it is undeniable that as people get civilised they have less children, even the most uncivilised are getting civilised.

[webbo3]

different forcasts here.

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/#pastfuture

[Zacs-Master]

I can’t wait for Theland to see this. He’ll be made up!

[Old_Geezer]

We already need the equivalent of about two Earths to give an decent lifestyle to the people already in existence. If we ain't stopped increasing yet, any peak-child level is still going to damn most if the world's population to poverty, and a planet that can't cope with the rate of waste.

As for computer predictions, they depend on the priorities and weightings set in the code. I reckon one could likely get any of a large range of predictions because of that.

[Kromovaracun]

Even highly developed countries plateau at a remarkably increased level of population. Plus the resources consumed over time by a child born in a highly developed society will be many, many, many times greater than a child who isn't. This problem isn't going to disappear if we ignore. People have to stop over-producing babies - especially in highly developed countries - and they also need to make extreme lifestyle changes. Thankfully the younger generatiom have a much better understanding of this than their predecessors who so royally ballsed the planet up, and are likely more willing to make the necessary changes than their parents or grandparents.

[Old_Geezer]

But they also seem keener on allowing excess population from less responsible countries into their own; so restraint in limiting their own family size tends to be spoilt.