It's a meme, but not really true. Those in power rely on economic growth, and economic growth relies on population growth.

To keep this going, you need ever more people but for this to be sustainable, they now need to be confined to tiny boxes in megacities, fueling the economy mostly by producing and consuming virtual items, and keeping their physical consumption to a bare minimum.

Meanwhile, the billionaire class has the rest of the world as their playground, and can happily get around by supercar or private jet.