The bit about having kids is a red herring. It's not the poor people directing the consumption of resources, but the rich. The problem stems from wealth inequ

The bit about having kids is a red herring. It's not the poor people directing the consumption of resources, but the rich. The problem stems from wealth inequality and capitalism creating obscene incentives (and granting the power to pursue them). Of course, less humans would help but it's not like the beggars in India are consuming all that much.