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Letter: Two takes on talk of society's breakdown (1)

Published 15 January 2025

From Wai Wong, Melbourne, Australia

Cities like Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong enjoy relatively low crime rates and long lifespans despite population densities 100 times the planet’s average – hardly evidence of a John Calhoun-style breakdown due to population growth. There are problems due to overpopulation, but not of the sort he predicted (14/21 December 2024, p 52).

Issue no. 3526 published 18 January 2025

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