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Originally Posted by niky
RE: Kids. A married couple having two to three kids is sustainable practice, considering that in any given population, there are people who won't have any.
The problem with "overpopulation" is that poor third-world families have several to a dozen children at one go. That is not sustainable. Our politicians are pointing to the benefits in terms of exportable labor this grants, but that's pure BS. ...
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I agree with most of your post, but to expand - "they" have these kids for 2 reasons :
1. A lot of them die when young (so have more to ensure some survive)
2. They support their parents (have more so you have an easier retirement)
Sort out 1 by better healthcare. Sort out 2 by better pension provision, either by individual and private savings and investment or state provided. Sort those out and the population level stabilises.
How to do those things remains a challenge, notably not addressed here - development means growth, growth needs energy.
So the fundamental here is energy. Expensive, unreliable and unsustainable renewables don't cut it. Deal with that
