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I think hidden biological mechanisms related to overpopulation have kicked in. Perhaps, subconsciously, when we see a lot more really old people living around,

by ilkhd2 16y ago

I think hidden biological mechanisms related to overpopulation have kicked in. Perhaps, subconsciously, when we see a lot more really old people living around, something switches on suggesting that reproduction can wait. Maybe informational explosion make us wait longer to acquire necessary amount of knowledge, necessary for decent life. Also, stupid TV and internet entertainment, combined with lack of opportunity in USA contributes to this problem. ... Every time I switch on American TV, I want to throw up.

sliverstorm 16y ago
American TV's not ALL bad. Certainly mostly bad, but there are a few gems.
- RK 16y ago
  And if you think American TV is bad, try watching TV in any other country. Things only get worse.
johnkary 16y ago
USA is now the land of lack of opportunity?
- Unseelie 16y ago
  If there's opportunity, us college kids are certainly not being trained to see it.
  - techiferous 16y ago
    ...to create it...
rue 16y ago
> I think hidden biological mechanisms related to overpopulation have kicked in. I think that is assigning way too much determinism to the process. A far simpler explanation is that people are fundamentally much less "adult" than they have been forced to be in the past.