How to quell overpopulation?

[Maou]

It has all been on our minds, but what are the reasonable solutions?

I for one, think allowing natural selection take place is among the top solutions to over-population. Now I am not talking about letting everyone die that cannot defend themselves, but allowing peoples who cannot adapt, to survive without interference. Whether through political or spiritual reasons.

 

[FemMecha]

Put something in the water to make humans infertile.
jk

or am I?

 

[Lark]

Overpopulation is a lie perpetuated by racists, sectarians and wealthy class warriors.

From the days of Thomas Malthus right up to the present.

Among one of the best responses to it that I've read was Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol.

 

[FemMecha]

Colonize Mars and this problem goes away.

 

[Lark]

Colonize Mars and this problem goes away.

Abandon obsolete capitalism and adopt post-scarcity economics and this problem goes away too.

 

[rav3n]

The global fertility rate was already below 2.5 by 2017, compared to 4.6+ in 1950. It's self-quelling.

'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates - BBC News

 

[Coriolis]

It has all been on our minds, but what are the reasonable solutions?

I for one, think allowing natural selection take place is among the top solutions to over-population. Now I am not talking about letting everyone die that cannot defend themselves, but allowing peoples who cannot adapt, to survive without interference. Whether through political or spiritual reasons.

Well, we can start my making effective birth control cheap and readily available.

Do your "people who cannot adapt" include those with physical or mental conditions that require services or accommodations in excess of what the average person requires?

 

[FemMecha]

Abandon obsolete capitalism and adopt post-scarcity economics and this problem goes away too.

Sure fine, but that help us fly in spaceships? My way is still just a smidgeon better because my way includes spaceships.

 

[SD45T-2]

The global fertility rate was already below 2.5 by 2017, compared to 4.6+ in 1950. It's self-quelling.

'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates - BBC News

That's about what I was thinking. Countries getting more developed tends to be correlated with declining birthrates. IIRC, the UN has projected that the earth's population will top out around mid-century and then start tapering off toward 2100.

There are already countries having problems with fertility rates dropping significantly below the typical replacement level of 2.1 per woman.

Sure fine, but that help us fly in spaceships? My way is still just a smidgeon better because my way includes spaceships.

Limozeen ... but they're in space!

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Sterilize Republicans. Especially since so many of them don't believe in birth control to begin with.

Overpopulation is a lie perpetuated by racists, sectarians and wealthy class warriors.

From the days of Thomas Malthus right up to the present.

Among one of the best responses to it that I've read was Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol.

Yeah, it's horseshit. Most of the growth in population countries is in the developing world. Doesn't most of that show signs of going down, anyway?

 

[1487610420]

there's no need.

 

[Maou]

Wow.. I don't remember making this thread at all.

 

[Nicodemus]

Sterilize Republicans. Especially since so many of them don't believe in birth control to begin with.

For once, we agree. There is all the diversity you need among Democrats. Republicans are just a waste of resources.

 

[Stanton Moore]

Global warming will reduce the population. Just wait.

 

[anticlimatic]

For once, we agree. There is all the diversity you need among Democrats. Republicans are just a waste of resources.

I feel like the world would fall apart without republicans. As soon as any democrat got their first flat tire, they'd just have to park it where it was and walk from then on out.

 

[1487610420]

I feel like the world would fall apart without republicans. As soon as any democrat got their first flat tire, they'd just have to park it where it was and walk from then on out.

and isxjs

 

[Grand Admiral Crunch]

Sterilize Republicans.

That seems like some hate speech right there. It would be like someone suggesting that food stamp recipients all automatically being enrolled in the Hunger Games.

 

[The Cat]

When humanities true masters return they shall find the banquet all prepared, a lavish feast of domesticated humans, compliant, fearful, isolated, and ripe for the harvest. Most humans practically slaughter themselves to be served up.

 

[Maou]

The global fertility rate was already below 2.5 by 2017, compared to 4.6+ in 1950. It's self-quelling.

'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates - BBC News

This graph is misleading, as the only countries with declining fertility rates are usually western countries, and some first world Asian ones. You got people in Africa having 7 kids on average.

This can mean eventually foreign aide cannot keep up with Africa, due to the lack of being able to produce enough resources to counter their famines and everyone dies out. So essentially, it can all work out.

 

[1487610420]

waffles. only the stronk will survyv