no one needs more than one children
So… this is how it ends. Some predicted a virus, a climate change related natural disaster or an asteroid. But what finally got us, was some bad math.
Comment on World’s population to fall for first time since the Black Death
CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 8 months agoIt’s not really about who gets to reproduce, it’s about infant mortality.
Pre-1900 there were just around a billion people, yet it was very common to have 7-10 children. Most didn’t make it to reproductive age, so the population wasn’t growing at that same rate.
Now infant mortality is low, very low in developed countries, yet it is still common to have 4-6 children. Nearly all of whom will reproduce.
Realisticly, no one needs more than one children. Two would be generous. More than two is excessive.
deafboy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s certainly not going to be abused in horrific ways.
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
It doesn’t need to be forced. All that’s needed is education and easy access to birth control. There’s a reason birthrates are declining in virtually all developed countries. When given a real, educated choice, the vast majority of women choose to have fewer children.