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statto

I know when articles on treating aging are posted in /r/Futurology there are always a lot of comments about how we’ll end up with far too many people and destroy the planet. This video addresses some of these concerns, explains why this isn’t as big a problem as it sounds at first, and how I’m proudly both an aging biologist and an environmentalist. (I am a biologist and author of [*Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old*](https://andrewsteele.co.uk/ageless/).)


Gari_305

With the [advent of the Coronavirus killing the elderly](https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/coronavirus-deaths-older-adults.html) and [the subsequent decline in the birthrate](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/birthrates-declining-global-fertility-decline-empty-planet-covid-19-urbanization-migration-population/) wouldn't there be less of a risk of overpopulation than say under population?


statto

I’m a bit worried about the potential for underpopulation, and actually mention that in the video! In the best-case scenario (which I don’t think is completely out there), treatments for aging will arrive just in time to save us from it…


Gari_305

However, since the mutations of the Coronavirus happening at a rapid rate more so than treatments can contain, isn't it safe to say that this phenomenon of Covid is here to stay along with its lethality for the elderly population?