Should countries forcibly limit urban populations to combat overcrowding? I moved to Jakarta for work and spend three hours daily in traffic because the city added two million residents in the last decade. Municipal services can't keep pace with the influx, and slums expand faster than we can build affordable housing. Forcing people to relocate or refusing rural migration seems authoritarian, but what's the alternative when quality of life collapses for everyone? I've read about China's hukou system restricting city access, and it creates inequality but maybe prevents worse chaos. Is direct population control ever justified, or is it always a violation of freedom?