Overpopulation is still a big problem because so many people's aspirations clash with a crowded planet.

I still think overpopulation is a serious problem, though my thinking is nuanced. If more people lived my lifestyle, it would be less of a problem. I live car free so I don't use much space for parking at the places I visit. I live in a studio apartment with 97 other units in this building. It works out okay. I use less energy for home heating and transportation and I'm not a big consumer.

My lifestyle isn't for everyone, but if more folks adopted similar lifestyles, overpopulation would be less of a problem. Folks in developing countries and so forth, who aspire to live more the "traditional" American Dream makes accommodating our 8 billion+ world population difficult. Some folks worry about lower birthrates leading to less young workers for financing growing retirement generations. Yes, lower birthrates require economic adjustment.

As much as people complain about overwhelming immigration, it is a source of talented, young workers wanting to move to countries that more respect human rights. Young workers tend to want to escape war and repression. In an ideal world, this could be a benefit to open societies, but it has, instead, become a liability.

Immigration, that has overwhelmed affordable housing and infrastructure, has lead to a shift toward more authoritarian rightwing politics in many European nations as well as here in USA. My view of humanity has become more cynical, given the negative reaction to immigration. It seems to prove that there are, basically, too many people; if not too many people, at least too many, given our current planning and lifestyles. I can understand some anti immigration sentiment, given lack of affordable housing and so forth, but I would like to think that better planning of our landscape is possible.