• carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Yeah but we need this long term. I get it, current economies are fueled by endless growth, raise your hand if you think that’ll keep working for the next 100, 300, 500 years!

    The reality is that we probably need to reduce the global population by a few billion and then sustain that number and scrap our entire economic system in favor of one that prioritizes sustainability. Better now than in 100 years when there’s no food or water left.

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      7 months ago

      Human population should probably reduce to about 10% of what it currently is. Basically, as a species, people need to get over the arrogance of needing to propagate THEIR genetic lines, as if that’s somehow important. It’s unsustainable.

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        7 months ago

        Human population should probably reduce to about 10% of what it currently is.

        So you’re saying 90% of the human race should die? And here I thought the IDF was genocidal!

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        7 months ago

        Will you be the one to be deciding who can and cannot have kids then? Will sterilizations be optional? Or will they be mandatory for undesirables only? Every study ahows that simply providing decent food and home security results in decreased in birth rates.

        • stoly@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          If you’ll re-read my comment, you’ll notice that I put the onus on people as a whole and not some group that would make the decisions.

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            7 months ago

            Hey, you’re the one saying he wants 7.2 billion people to die, take some responsibility and tell us who should be first into the camps.

            • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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              7 months ago

              Why do people assume that talking about reducing population by lowering birthrates always jump to mass murder? Idk, maybe it’s just a severe lack of reading comprehension or critical thinking…

              • Glytch@lemmy.world
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                7 months ago

                Because when you’re talking about reducing population “to 10%” you sound like a genocidal ghoul. Work on your own critical thinking and maybe consider acquiring a modicum of common sense.

                • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
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                  7 months ago

                  I read the original comment, and they never said to kill anyone. As an example if people only had 1 kid per person, that would eventually drop the population by 50%, then keep going. This is just an example, and a peaceful one.

                  They never said anything about killing or genocide, nor did they imply it. Maybe you lack common sense.

    • Dkarma@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Nah we’ll just do what we are doing until it’s too late cuz conservatives don’t want change