end of humanity

[jmc_bks]

One thing I forgot to mention the other day when writing about The World Without Us: there was a section on zero population growth and a bit on the end of humanity as the end of reproduction rather than an event that caused immediate extinction. The description of a society aware of its end as offered by proponents was rather idyllic and reflective. It's pure speculation of course, but I found it interesting that the scientist's view or the theorist's view was so very different from social breakdown that is predicted in fiction