• Obi@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    Rates under 2 mean we’re under replacement rates, not that it’s a bad thing just pointing it out.

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      8 months ago

      It will be a lot easier to save the planet, and obtain full sustainability if we have lower birth rates for a generation or two. The population has more than doubled since I was born, and it’s evident in everything. We’re feeling the strain in every facet of our lives. I know this is an unpopular opinion because everyone automatically assumes you’re pro-eugenics or other unpopular ideologies when you suggest that we reduce our birth rates, but I genuinely believe it would have a net-positive impact on the world.

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        8 months ago

        I’m with you actually, it would definitely be easier to reduce consumption by simply having less people. I just wanted to point it out because I feel like it’s a stat that might get misinterpreted by a lot of people that there’s 1.xx% babies per person when it’s not.