Nearly all problems we face would get significantly worse if we lost half the population.

The energy grids would collapse over night as would monetary systems.

War woukd increase as people fight to control now limited resources.

We'd go back to burning wood, deforesting vast swathes of land.

Food and clean water would become luxuries.

Healrh care would be centered around who can keep a saw sharp.

Imagine the worst of sub Saharan Aftica being the best lifestyle in New York.

This world is built on the concept of the growth of everything. If only one thing stops, it all comes crashing down....