TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It is suspension of disbelief, that somehow, there was only one practical solution to defeat Thanos. And they do not involve Thor going after his head, or Thanos educating the population of the universe about family planning and contraception.
ThanosWasRight is just a meme. Thanos could have gone for the latter option but his faux concern about overpopulation is a cover for his egomania.
Yeah, that plan wouldn’t work. There are plenty of people today on earth, where we have endless access to education and contraception, who go out of their way to have like 12+ kids. They know what they’re doing and simply don’t care.
Someone telling people “Hey, be real cool if you like, had fewer kids” just isn’t going to accomplish anything.
Just because there are outliers, it does not mean the whole trend is represented by it. That is to say, the population growth is already slowing down and may even decline after it plateaus. Education and access to contraception works.
So, economical reasons couldn’t account for the slowdown. It’s 100% education and contraception…? Not the cost of living is so high and pay is so low that supporting another human is a risky venture. Or people are working so many hours to make ends meet.
I’m saying most living things, real or fiction, are more likely to be selfish than listen to literally anyone telling them not too. And we see this in the MCU repeatedly, both on earth and in aliens. When you emphasis freedom of will and choice, you cannot be surprised when it’s exorcised.
You do realise that poorer people tend to have more children, especially in developing countries? But even then, these countries are gradually developing and their population growth is also slowing down thanks to more education and growing economy. The more educated people are, the more likely they will think first and plan before having a family. Educated people also have higher social mobility with higher disposable income, and likely try to enjoy more themselves than settle down as quickly as possible. So economic factor is a consideration with the slow down on population growth, but not the way you think it does.
Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 5 days ago
I joke about Thanos being right cause i think we should be reducing the population but I don’t actually think killing half the world is a solution
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The overall human population is actually slowing down and expected to plateau by 2050. Who would have thought that the more educated the population is, the less likely they are going to have tons of babies.
It is now the opposite, actually. Governments now want people to have more babies! But seriously, in this economy? And the future of the earth is not even certain it will be habitable for our descendants!
nomoregenapos@lemmy.cafe 5 days ago
I want 18. Great replacement is coming
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You jerk it to blacked, don’t you?
njm1314@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I don’t know, feel like I’m warming up to the idea lately.
AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 days ago
So are the rich. Let’s make sure we take out the right problems.
Agrivar@lemmy.world 5 days ago
So, the rich and their poor cultists? Probably close enough to 50%