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eye roll when are we gonna get over this Malthusian doomsaying. Population is not the issue. Stewardship is the issue.

nemo44x 2y ago
The fact we’ve basically eliminated fatality rates to kids under 5 is the the actual thing they’re trying to say. That kids survive at a rate in many places globally that is not sustainable to those places. Meanwhile we are told that we should limit how many kids, if any, we should have.
- BobaFloutist 2y ago
  The good news is that childbirth rates are plummeting in the majority of the world, despite desperate efforts to encourage them upwards. It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children.
  - DontchaKnowit 2y ago
    Uhh no. Women are more likely having less children because economies are increasingly integrating them into the workforce and there isnt time or money for it.
    - FartyMcFarter 2y ago
      That's not incompatible with the post you replied to.
      - DontchaKnowit 2y ago
        Yeah it is, "given choice" Many arent.
  - wakawaka28 2y ago
    Childbirth rates plummeting is not good news. People want to have kids and they just can't afford it, or they are too self-absorbed to make the necessary sacrifices. Sudden drops in birth rates will cause severe hardships for everyone. >It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children. Given an endless stream of propaganda against traditional values, conditioning to be too picky, conditioning to be afraid of childbirth itself, conditioning to despise men, and conditioning to seek jobs that are not amenable to long-term relationships or child rearing, women are not having enough kids. It is a disaster for our civilization. I know a lot of smart/successful guys who can't find women who want to have kids. There are many other factors in play too but I think this is an engineered catastrophe. We obviously shouldn't continue with exploding populations but few of the armchair technocrats who agree with the direction of things have really understood how bad it is.

The fact we’ve basically eliminated fatality rates to kids under 5 is the the actual thing they’re trying to say. That kids survive at a rate in many places globally that is not sustainable to those places. Meanwhile we are told that we should limit how many kids, if any, we should have.

BobaFloutist 2y ago
The good news is that childbirth rates are plummeting in the majority of the world, despite desperate efforts to encourage them upwards. It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children.
- DontchaKnowit 2y ago
  Uhh no. Women are more likely having less children because economies are increasingly integrating them into the workforce and there isnt time or money for it.
  - FartyMcFarter 2y ago
    That's not incompatible with the post you replied to.
    - DontchaKnowit 2y ago
      Yeah it is, "given choice" Many arent.
- wakawaka28 2y ago
  Childbirth rates plummeting is not good news. People want to have kids and they just can't afford it, or they are too self-absorbed to make the necessary sacrifices. Sudden drops in birth rates will cause severe hardships for everyone. >It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children. Given an endless stream of propaganda against traditional values, conditioning to be too picky, conditioning to be afraid of childbirth itself, conditioning to despise men, and conditioning to seek jobs that are not amenable to long-term relationships or child rearing, women are not having enough kids. It is a disaster for our civilization. I know a lot of smart/successful guys who can't find women who want to have kids. There are many other factors in play too but I think this is an engineered catastrophe. We obviously shouldn't continue with exploding populations but few of the armchair technocrats who agree with the direction of things have really understood how bad it is.