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flvegan

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7. 8.3 billion (with a "b") people. Projections

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:36 AM

5 hrs ago

by people far smarter than I have estimated we'll hit 10.3 billion around 2084 or 2085. Not sure why anyone is astonished. We haven't changed much in the way we breed, eat and otherwise consume resources.

So nobody gets it twisted, I'm not advocating nor wishing for some mass casualty event (pandemic, weather, war, etc). Just stating reality.

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8.3 billion (with a "b") people. Projections flvegan 5 hrs ago #7