[ WP ] In order to deal with overpopulation new shrinking technology is used to make humanity small .

`` Well that was an absolute disaster.'' The lead scientist remarked. 
 
 `` Do you think we'll get blamed?'' asked her assistant. 
 
 `` Probably, people like to blame anyone else except themselves.'' replied the lead scientist. 
 
 Just then the president walked in. 
 
 `` This is all your fault!'' He yelled. 
 
 The lead scientist sighed, `` no, we warned that shrinking technology would n't actually solve the overpopulation problem, because the size of humanity is n't the problem to begin with.'' 
 
 `` So just what exactly is the problem and why did n't your shrinking technology solve it?'' Demanded the president. 
 
 `` There is physically enough room on earth to accommodate trillions of people. The real problem is that people consume resources, everything from water, to food, to air, even things like metals and materials for the stuff they use must be considered. But let's start with air to keep this simple. If you shrink someone they still need air but now you've shrunken the atoms in their lungs. Those atoms ca n't capture the now much bigger atoms of regular air so they'll suffocate. So you need to shrink an equivalent amount of air. You've essentially solved nothing because you've used up the same amount of air as when you started, you're just shrinking it. Same thing with food. A person's cells are now smaller you ca n't just give a microscopic family a single cherry and expect them to be able to digest it, the atoms are too big. We had to shrink all the food too so people would n't starve. But in doing so we've used up the same amount of food. We've solved nothing. Same thing for almost everything else people use. So all the problems of overpopulation, which is really over consumption, is all still here. Overpopulation was never about physical crowding, the earth never had a problem of physical space.'' 
 
 `` Why did you do use the shrinking technology if it would n't solve anything?'' The president asked. 
 
 `` Because you ordered us to!'' The scientist replied. 
 
 `` It's not my fault that your machine does n't solve overpopulation.'' deflected the president. 
 
 `` Are you dense? we never said it did. We invented to make shipping easier! Nothing more.'' 
 
 `` This is still all your fault.'' The president turned to his entourage. `` Guards! Arrest these traitors!''
