Universe 25 vs Universe 35 (Human Edition)
1. How Both Start
Universe 25 (mice):
Plenty of food, shelter, no danger → population grows fast.
Universe 35 (humans):
Modern world has technology, medicine, long life → population grew fast.
Both begin in abundance.
2. What Breaks the System
Universe 25:
Too many mice → social stress → role confusion → chaos.
Universe 35:
Costs explode (housing, food, childcare), wages stagnate, job insecurity → stress → social breakdown.
Different cause, same effect: life feels unstable.
3. Behaviour Changes
Both mice and humans show:
✔ Social withdrawal
✔ Less mating, fewer relationships
✔ Rise of “loners”
✔ Avoiding parenting
✔ More time alone or in artificial environments
(mice in corners; humans online/digital)
Humans have the “digital escape” instead of physical corners.
4. Fertility Collapse
Universe 25: Births drop sharply → almost no babies → extinction path.
Universe 35: Birth rates falling everywhere; many nations below 1.3 children per woman (very low).
Once birth rates fall too far, they almost never recover.
5. Population Decline
Universe 25: Population crashes even though resources still exist.
Universe 35: Population expected to peak earlier than predicted, then decline.
Decline starts BEFORE resources run out.
6. Irreversible Phase
Universe 25:
Even when life improved, mice refused to mate → social instincts were gone.
Universe 35:
If a society becomes too expensive, too stressful, too isolating → young adults stop forming families permanently.
Hard to restart once the social structure breaks.
💡 What Is the Same
Social isolation
Collapse in mating
Untouchable “loner” class (mouse “beautiful ones” = digital humans)
No desire to reproduce
Population drops before resources do
Breakdown caused by environment, not biology
Patterns are extremely similar.
⚠️ What Is Different
Humans are not overcrowded physically — they are overcrowded economically.
Humans have culture, migration, technology.
Human collapse is slow, not sudden.
⭐ Simple Final Verdict
Unless housing, wages, stability, and community are fixed, the human version will continue — slowly but steadily — toward population decline.