underpopulation
- a word derived from underpopulated.
Example Sentences
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For example, MacAskill claims that from a longtermist perspective we should be much more worried about underpopulation than overpopulation, since the more people there are, the more technological "progress" there will be.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022
When the news broke earlier this month that he fathered twins with an executive at his brain-implant start-up, Neuralink, he tweeted, “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
While Musk didn’t directly confirm the report, he tweeted: “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,” shortly after the claims surfaced.
From The Verge ● Jul. 9, 2022
Mr Musk responded by tweeting on Thursday that he was "doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022
Indeed, as women become more and more independent economically, as they certainly would in a coöperative commonwealth, there seems to be more danger of underpopulation than overpopulation.
From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond
