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> Population reduction is the most effective tool we actually have This is the ultimate "do as I say, not as I do", never seen a single person who has argued t
by Y-bar 5y ago
> Population reduction is the most effective tool we actually have
This is the ultimate "do as I say, not as I do", never seen a single person who has argued that there are too many people on this planet follow it up by removing themselves from the tally. It's always other people who are the "too many".
- kibwen 5y agoAnd natural selection is a harsh mistress. If a certain cohort decides not to reproduce, then the next generation will be populated by those who did decide to reproduce, and humanity on average will have more reproductive fervor than ever. By all means, have fewer children if you want, but that does not solve the long-term problem. If you want people in general to have fewer children, then focus on educating and enriching the world's poorest, for whom having many children is a matter of survival.