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> But if we just end up unable to have offspring?

Just not having enough offspring means humans fade out. Breakeven is about 2.1 children per female.

We're already on that path. It's not a projection. "Peak Baby", the year with the most births, was 2012. Elementary schools have been closing for years now.



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