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A Reflection on Humanity's Demographic Shift
Astronomers reveal a profound truth: when we gaze at the stars in the night sky, we are actually peering back in time. The light from these distant celestial bodies takes ages to reach Earth, so by the time we wish upon a star, that star may have long since ceased to exist. This cosmic metaphor serves as a poignant parallel to the current state of the human population. While the global population is projected to grow from the current eight billion to nine or ten billion, beneath the surface lies a drastically different story.