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Between four and six billion humans seems like a good target. There were only 2.5 billion in 1950, since then automation has advanced leaps and bounds meaning an advanced lifestyle with fewer workers and less resource drain is entirely possible with a more sustainable population size.
How do you intend to get rid of the surplus?
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They are connected though. I know many people under the age of 35 who choose not to have kids because they don't want to bring children into a world threatened by climate change. Here in Finland, a female child born today has a >50% chance to live to an age of 100. That means our new children will probably still be alive in 2123. The projections for worst-case climate change over that time span are terrifying. You ca…
> I know many people under the age of 35 who choose not to have kids because they don't want to bring children into a world threatened by climate change. Do you think the majority of people are into that ideology?
I believe one reason that is rarely talked about is that having children later in life makes you more tired than if you had them in your 20s. In the times when people were having more children, they were having them early. We all now how it is easier to shrug off a sleepless night in your 20s than in your 30s. We use that advantage to stay out drinking more when we are young, but it was probably evolved to help stay…
>I believe one reason that is rarely talked about is that having children later in life makes you more tired than if you had them in your 20s I had my first kid at 38 and second at 41. Age didn't stop me.
This article is selectively excluding large chunks of the planet. It mentions the developed world, but then continues to suggest that birth rates are falling below 2 everywhere when they most certainly are not. Niger: 6.89 Nigeria: 5.31 Mali: 6.04 Somalia, Chad, DR Congo are all over 6. There are going to be young people around when you get old, they’re just going to originate from different parts of the world. Assum…
If someone writes an article about cats would you complain it's not saying anything about dogs?
I want children, my gf wants children (3 even), but from financial stability point it does not seem very realistic right now.
I want children, my gf wants children (3 even), but from financial stability point it does not seem very realistic right now.
Well, I always wanted children. I had them when the time was right.
Is this concerning? I actually worry that the global population is constantly growing and in the future there won't be enough resources for eveybody. In what ways this is bad for society?
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My experience raising kids and the experiences of many parents I know has been very enjoyable and rewarding.
"Building better startups. CTO, Consultant & Recruiter. Over 50 IPOs/Exits incl. Palantir, Fiverr, Okta, Elastic, BrightBytes (aq. Google)" I would assume because you had massive amounts of money you could treat raising a child like a recreational activity.. and even then i am betting there is a lot of pink glasses looking in the past involved
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I wonder how your parents feel about your attitude, lucky for you they didn't share it.
This argument does not invalidate the original comment. I think my parents were stupid to have me and could have enjoyed their life better. I think i had two of the top 10 parents worldwide but still, it was a decision made with naivety and stupidity of youth.
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Yet the world population keeps growing [0], the majority of the world's countries have increased the retirement age since the 2010s [1], and there's more measured productivity per worked hour than ever [2], correlated with people having to work less for the same wealth. The Gini index on a macro level hasn't changed much [3], either. I fail to see why this issue might be "at least as important as global warming". [0]…
>Yet the world population keeps growing [0], It's about the survival of peoples, nations, cultures and civilizations. I fail to see how it's not important. >I fail to see why this issue might be "at least as important as global warming". See the previous sentences.