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Overpopulation is not an issue. In practice, the most effective route to limiting population growth has been shown to be making people rich.
by JackFr 6y ago
Overpopulation is not an issue.
In practice, the most effective route to limiting population growth has been shown to be making people rich.
- when_creaks 6y ago+1 As societies become more wealthy fertility rate tends to drop below replacement levels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_and_fertility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_and_fertility Quote: "The higher the degree of education and GDP per capita of a human population, subpopulation or social stratum, the fewer children are born in any industrialized country"
- bloak 6y agoI think it's education and urbanisation that most directly reduce the population growth. Those are linked to people getting richer.