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Overpopulation and resources: criticisms against Malthusianism?

Hey everyone,

I had a discussion with a friend who is a Malthusianist. And while I had never heard of his exact theories about overpopulation before, I am familiar with similar ideas related to demographics.

Now, one of the first things that struck me was that it sounded awfully similar to Social Darwinism. It also seems puts heavy emphasis on the population rather than factors governing that population, making it a mathematical function instead of social/world politics. 

Can someone who knows more about Malthusianism explain and introduce me to legitimate critiques of the theory ?
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Population statistics show developed countries as either maintaining or  slowly decreasing in population. It's very well researched and is a trend across dozens of developed nations. The long and short of this is that global overpopulation is currently very unlikely.