There are more people than ever before, we have created a false economy based on capitalism mixed with superfluous jobs created to keep people in control and trapped in an ever expanding pyramid, needless middlemen. Most people dont actually produce or do anything in the world, most things that are produced are worthless things bought by a new breed of whatever you want to call thems, produced in automated chinese factories, there food is next, and I cant tell whether they cant tell the difference in quality or just dont care. Production has gone up ten fold since the since the 80s sure but jobs have declined tenfold based on population increases, and the quantity of jobs that appear is more, because there is still growth but no commensurate with the population increase and forced population within cities. All of the rural land was scooped up and owned now so everyone HAS TO WORK, being sovereign, foraging, is illegal for all intent and purposes, just not allowed anywhere the weather is fucking nice.