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> I would think the Times would be glad? People breeding above replacement? The population is growing, and that's terrible. People breeding below replacement?
by msla 7y ago
> I would think the Times would be glad?
People breeding above replacement? The population is growing, and that's terrible.
People breeding below replacement? The population is shrinking, and that's terrible.
Maybe if some country had exact replacement, but, realistically, that would require government intervention... And That's Terrible.
Nobody has an incentive to report good news, so if you want to report something, you have to make it bad.
- Proven 7y ago> People breeding below replacement? The population is shrinking, and that's terrible. Why would that be terrible? People don’t want to have (as many) kids, that’s none of NYT’s or government’s business. The “problem” is it becomes harder to milk the remaining herd and create more debt when it becomes increasingly clear it won’t ever be paid back.