Quote from: whd on Nov 28, 2023, 06:42 AMThe only thing worse than capitalists devouring the biosphere is socialists who talk about saving the planet when what they really are advocating for is genocide.
No, genocide has the-ide suffix, like fratricide, suicide and homicide. It requires killing people.
Depopulation as it is currently operating is lowering the birth rate below replacement level. No killing required.
This is neither a capitalist or socialist phenomenon, it's a biological one and no goobermint of any flavor has found a means to stop it.
Everybody has their own pet theory on why this is happening across so many different countries all at the same time. Personally, I think it's basically economics, kids just cost more than most people can afford to pay, or want to pay. There really isn't much reward for it anymore either. Used to be kids were parents insurance policy for when they got old. Now, kids either disappear and move away, or they are a continuing drain well into their 20s and 30s. So why go through all that sacrifice when you can live better without them?
https://www.vox.com/23971366/declining-birth-rate-fertility-babies-children
You can't even pay people to have more kids
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