Sadly for you, we're second-order contrarians around here! Non-contrarian: "Saving kids is good!" First-order contrarian: "Malthusianism! Overpopulation! Blar

Sadly for you, we're second-order contrarians around here! Non-contrarian: "Saving kids is good!" First-order contrarian: "Malthusianism! Overpopulation! Blargh!" Second-order contrarian: "Education leads to reduced population. People have fewer kids when they know child death is very rare." Third-order contrarian: "Population collapse! End of growth! Blargh!" Fourth-order contrarian: "We've dealt with worse and survived. Maybe space colonization will provide a positive impetus for population growth and a new engine for economic growth."