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i'd argue that the ideal number of humans would be approaching zero.
Long term, it will. Evolution is still happening, there weren't any humans a million years ago, and there won't be any in another million.
Shorter term, humanity's main resource that allowed us to reach 8 billion in the first place is running out.
Unfortunately we're still headed towards 10 billion by mid century, and I shudder to envision that horror as I may still be alive then.