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I think being less of us in the world is a benefit for the human race and the future of the globe. We're already way more than exhausting our resources, we want
by epolanski 4y ago
I think being less of us in the world is a benefit for the human race and the future of the globe. We're already way more than exhausting our resources, we want too much, for as little as possible and there's more and more of us everyday.
We're only worried about this whole thing for retirement and productivity reasons and their social and financial impacts, which are serious but can be sorted out.
- trabant00 4y agoThere's other things that can not be sorted out. The balance of global powers and culture. Like the western world or not, I prefer it to Russia, China, India. Which are the ones that can slip in the role of dominant global power if the west declines too much in population. Or if it's culture and values get too diluted. Granted, these things happen in many generations, we'll be long dead before it happens (presuming it does), and as I have no children, nor want, so I couldn't say it interests me aside from an intellectual debate.
- epolanski 4y agoInteresting point, but honestly I couldn't care less about global chess power games. Also, Russia has among the lowest fertility rates in Europe, Chinese population has pretty much capped (the growth is 0.3% YoY), both countries are going to face the aging population issue sooner than us.
- red-iron-pine 4y ago> Interesting point, but honestly I couldn't care less about global chess power games. Ain't so nowadays. "You can't be neutral on a moving train" -- this isn't the 1600s where they're on the other side of the world speaking a different language and only having an impact indirectly.
- epolanski 4y agoI am not neutral, I hope in a better future.