The demogra-fate hypothesis was first published in a "Philosophy Now" Oct/Nov 2016 article. Nguyen Ba Thanh runs the blog Demographic Fate which chronicles and tries to make sense of worldwide population aging and decline. A full-time trend analyst, he lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.

“If all else—bodies, memories, stars, the universe itself—ages and dies, can intelligent species exist forever? Isn’t population aging on Earth the observable end of an inescapable life cycle? Does a natural aging fate still await all cosmic civilizations that survive youthful risks of accidents or ecological misdeeds?”

“When homo sapiens become fossils on this lost oasis, somewhere in a nearby galaxy, a species will unknowingly evolve to boost brainpower, develop technology, solve hunger, enjoy fun, have fewer offspring… It is yet another ordinary day in infinity. There’s no good, bad, or purpose anywhere: it's all wild nature.”

“Your species having an inexorable life cycle is hardcore fatalism, but so is your ephemeral alien body dying against the mind’s hope. Make peace with the nature in and around you. Find beauty in your fleeting moment.”