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> But imagine Earth with a stable 10% of our current population. I can't imagine maintaining that in anything other than a brutal and arbitrary way. It's very
by akira2501 6y ago
> But imagine Earth with a stable 10% of our current population.
I can't imagine maintaining that in anything other than a brutal and arbitrary way. It's very difficult to separate humans from their humanity, and even in countries where birth limits have been tried, we know that it is an ineffective policy and is ultimately cruel.
> Clean, abundant, and without the catastrophic extinction event already underway.
Just take your ideas one step further. Earth is not a home for humans, it is a crucible that seeks to find the most suitable form of life. There's no reason we should expect to succeed, and if we can't, half-measures that only prolong suffering and the failure of our biology are illogical.
- thret 6y agoNot at all, just increase tax per child per household. 0-2 children at a normal rate, and increasing per extra child.
- Thiez 6y agoSo if your first pregnancy is triplets you're fucked?
- icebraining 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_birth#Selective_reduction_(procedure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_birth#Selective_reduc...
- klmadfejno 6y agoAh, great, just be rich. Or be poor and don't register your kids anywhere. Let's not either forget single moms, missing dads, widows, disabled kids, not hitting replacement levels, etc. A growing population leads to numerous economic, militaristic, and scientific advantages. Why would any country willingly shackle themselves to their detriment
- AgentOrange1234 6y agoWe’re going to have a brutal and arbitrary reduction of our population no matter what. It is surely already too late for birth reduction to be the instrument. Ecological collapse is upon us.