In article ,
"Clot" wrote:

A society that no longer grows will collapse and be gone.

I'm not sure that I can understand this comment.

I can't help you there, sorry.

Why not just replacement?
Or, perhaps a minor reduction in population?

Zero population growth or, worse, "negative growth" (declining, overall
population) is the harbinger of the collapse of a society. It is
historically well documented.
--

JR