Why the Rich Fear a Smaller Population – And Why We Should Choose It Anyway
By The Sensible Arya Date: July 15, 2025 What if choosing to have fewer children was actually the most revolutionary act against exploitation — and the capitalist elite knew it? We often hear that population growth is "essential" for progress. That fewer people would mean collapse. That raising questions about sustainability is somehow "anti-poor" or even "evil." But behind this noise lies a deeper, uncomfortable truth: the world’s wealthiest and most powerful benefit the most from an overpopulated planet . And that’s exactly why they don’t want us to even talk about reducing it — voluntarily or otherwise. 💥 A Lesson From History: The Black Death and the Rise of the Commoner In the mid-1300s, Europe was hit by the Black Death , a tragic bubonic plague that killed up to 60% of the population . The scale of human suffering was unimaginable — entire towns vanished, families were torn apart, and chaos reigned. But in the decades that followed, som...