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• And009@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Or just limit1 baby per couple, same effect. Population halves every life cycle

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    if memory serves, last time that was attempted it did not work.

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    • And009@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      See China

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      • finitebanjo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        They were probably referring to that, yes. But most of the issue with China was the additional requirement that only men could inherit the family wealth and title so it led to the killing of female babies and skewing of gender ratios.

        They sorted a lot of that out lately and its done wonders for their quality of life long term, but they also renegged on thw whole

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    • 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.

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  • angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨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.

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    • And009@lemmynsfw.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Absolutely, that’s a bigger fight altogether

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