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we aint nothing but mammals incentives drives us overpopulation was controlled by sacrifice and infanticide
by gammabetadelta 4y ago
we aint nothing but mammals
incentives drives us
overpopulation was controlled by sacrifice and infanticide
- kqr 4y agoI don't buy this whole "overpopulation" thing people keep talking about in more or less appropriate concepts. Through virtually all of history, there's a strong correlation between "more people" and "better living conditions". We are a social species. We're practically made to effectively make use of as many of us as possible to preserve ourselves.
- relaxing 4y agoBroadly true, but shorter periods of food deficit leading to decline in population are still possible. The last agricultural famine in England was only in the 17th century.
- pid-1 4y ago> Through virtually all of history, there's a strong correlation between "more people" and "better living conditions". That's survivorship bias. Populations always try to grow, not to shrink. However, growth will only occur when possible (due new technologies or more resources being available).
- towaway15463 4y agoYou’ve just never lived through a famine.
- medstrom 4y agoMore effort into your posts with less dramatic world-view, please.