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Originally Posted by dpfarr
Few greater gifts to future populations than to not have kids. Breeders, you’re welcome for less competition for your offspring. Also, sorry about not having someone to fill that shitty underpaid position for said offspring.
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Then there is the Idiocracy effect, where the people having the most kids are the poorest, least educated and least apt to successfully raise said children, but we feel no obligation to have children to offset such things.
Interesting fact: I read an article saying that the Amish continue to have the largest family sizes (average 9 or 11 or something per household) and that if things stayed identical for thousands of years then the largest demographic in the world would be the Amish. Obviously this planet wouldn't support a growing population for thousands to tens of thousands of years, but nevertheless, the idea is interesting. Specifically, that the world demographics have the potential to shift so much based on family planning, poverty, education level, etc.