[Servant of the Nine]

In either case, it will then go into a sharp decline. The world may soon be facing an under-population crisis -- a prospect that has all but escaped media scrutiny."

Not nearly soon enough.

Underpopulation?
Can anyone tell me why we would need a lot of people?
The century of work done by millions of drones is past. There are a finite number of resources, why would we want to share with more people rather than less?
Yes, I know there is "enough" for all, but who wants just enough.Why shouldn't we all have enough room that no one had to live within sight of anyone else?
The only reason for more than say a billion people on this planet is stupidity and ignorance. They are no longer needed, surplus population, eaters, breeders, good riddance

So9

[Axenolith]

Can anyone tell me why we would need a lot of people?

There always has to be lots of people or the socialist countries will begin to run short of bullet absorbers. Its hard to put on a really good genocide without lots of teeming masses... </sarcasm