It probably isn't as much about population growth as the increasing wealth gap. My hypothesis would be that a society where people don't feel fair distribution of wealth is more prone to this 'abuse' that you call 'overuse'.
replyI think it's mostly drug addicts.
replySurely bathrooms are something we can produce faster than the rate at which population increases.
replypeople can destroy things faster than you can build or even maintain them is the problem.
replyit's mean to identify the certain people or hold them accountable, though, so we don't.
but wouldn't that also follow... more people can create and maintain more common resources?
replytbh I think this falls into a more familiar pattern with a coincidentally fitting name: enshittification
no one makes money off of public toilets, so they don't exist anymore