I want to passivle watch half of them die while not replacing them. Huge difference.
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And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 days agoSo you want to remove half of the population, like Thanos?
finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 day ago
shiftymccool@piefed.ca 1 day ago
Whenever population control is mentioned, this inevitably comes up. No, not looking to “remove” anyone, just prevent more births than the natural environment can handle.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 days ago
2/3. gives you an extra generation before things are back where they were
And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 days ago
Or just limit1 baby per couple, same effect. Population halves every life cycle
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 days ago
if memory serves, last time that was attempted it did not work.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Carrot vs stick.
Just give incentives to voluntarily have less kids. Heck, even just education, high wages, and social mobility (particularly for women) typically drops the birth rate at or under 1 child anyway.
angrystego@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Better ensure perfect women/men equality before doing that, otherwise it leads to a big gender disbalance and high infanticide rate for girls, as was demonstrated in China.
And009@lemmynsfw.com 18 hours ago
Absolutely, that’s a bigger fight altogether
Katana314@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean, Thanos’ plan may have been popular if he used the infinity stones to reward mothers for limiting their children, using societal pressure and other tools to limit populations for a generation.
And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Would vote for Thanos