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Think. Again.

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14. The world has DOUBLED the human population WITHIN MY LIFETIME...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:07 PM

Apr 28

...one lifetime, over the course of all the hundreds of thousands of years that humans have existed, doubled from 4 Billion to 8 Billion.

We are doomed if there isn't some kind of severe reduction in the birthrate, soon.

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The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population [View all] Nevilledog Apr 28 OP

They'll need lots of replacements if they're all gonna drive Teslas /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 28 #1

I think Japan is the first country facing severe population decline jimfields33 Apr 28 #11

Exploding the population is asinine. House of Roberts Apr 28 #2

Humans are already multigraincracker Apr 28 #3

Insert the word "white" before "population." Sky Jewels Apr 28 #4

Ding ding malaise Apr 28 #6

Thanks, malaise. Sky Jewels Apr 28 #8

Thanks malaise Apr 28 #10

Exactly TexasBushwhacker Apr 28 #13

"People" aren't having enough babies? Those people would be women. Those births will be forced. Hekate Apr 28 #5

It's "Idiocracy" in real life. Mike Judge is a prophet. kysrsoze Apr 28 #7

The kings of no fun are going about it all wrong... Hugin Apr 28 #9

Italy's birth rate has plummeted as well. yourout Apr 28 #12

The world has DOUBLED the human population WITHIN MY LIFETIME... Think. Again. Apr 28 #14

Doubled, yes. Hugin Apr 28 #16

Me too, doubled from an already too-high population. Think. Again. Apr 28 #17

I would guess area51 Apr 28 #15

The more of us there are NanaCat Apr 28 #18

I agree, as more jobs are lost to robots and AI, i predict walkingman Apr 28 #19

The 'no abortion' right wing policy... A few dead women are acceptable losses for the goal of more babies. keithbvadu2 Apr 28 #20

The alt-right is creepy-obsessed with proliferating White babies. Oneironaut Apr 28 #21