That's very optimistic.
"The median estimate for future growth sees the world population reaching 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100" (2017)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow...
"The median estimate for future growth sees the world population reaching 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100" (2017)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow...
Also, from Wikipedia:
Low estimates suggest a decline
Moderate estimates suggest a plateau
High estimates suggest constant increase
Time will tell, and estimates suggest that the earth can comfortably support ~10bn
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I don't think housing prices have much to do with population increase, but more to do with urbanization (as well as increasing wage gaps).
People are flocking to existing cities, and the more center you are the higher prices are.
This pushes people to the outskirts, which become more urbanized, which spreads urbanization through the same cycle.
But top places like London now attract from a global pool of billions.
People need to realise that a world with 10 billion does not look like a world with 2 billion.
Lastly, the planet has trouble with us now... It's terrorism to suggest that 10 billion is just fine.
Calling it terrorism is a bit absurd.
It's totally possible (and even likely within our lifetimes), but that doesn't mean that there aren't huge logistical issues to overcome for it to be comfortable.
One of the main problems is that the world population is so widely distributed. We can already feed and house everyone, we already have more resources than what would be required... they're just not distributed appropriately (some due to hoarding, some due to supply chain barriers, political borders, etc).
...and even if I did say it was "just fine" it wouldn't be tantamount to terrorism because I was pointing out something that is very likely inevitable.
I'm not invoking 3 billion people by assuming one day they will exist.
It is only 'inevitable' because no-one has cared about it and, worse because some try to downplay the issue.
I did not accuse you personally, but you also did not say that it was inevitable, you spread the opinion that it was fine.
Those who claim that it is all good are pushing us to the abyss.
Edit: Downvoting the inconvenient truth won't make it go away.
This conversation has reached the point of unproductive a while ago.
I'm sure you'll try to bait me back into it, because you fit that MO, but you're on your own.
You don't need to weaponize "sorry" — just don't say it.
It doesn't make sense to jump to ad hominem attacks because someone's calling you out on a statement that seems completely irrelevant.