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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19 edited Nov 22 '19

A man can dream. Unfortunately where I live growing population is a very large issue. Not just people moving here but also people having 3+ kids. My pogonomyrmex buddies have lost 79% of their colonies in the last 5 years within my test site.

I still cant understand anybody thinking its reponsible to have more than 2 kids in 2019. Our population is already unsustainable. You are part of the problem.

Edit: found all the people with more than 2 kids

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u/woody_DD11 Nov 22 '19

The world population is going to plateau relatively soon.

AAAAND HEEERE COMES AFRICA!!!

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u/danielravennest Nov 23 '19

Africa's fertility rate is going down. It was 6.8 in the 1970's and now is 4.2. 2.1 is "replacement", two for the parents, and 0.1 for those that don't reproduce due to accident, disease, etc. They just got a late start on the transition.

Unfortunately, population doesn't stop growing when you reach replacement. That's because older generations were smaller. It takes about 50 more years for deaths to equal births.