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  1. Scribus Scribus

    So I read an article talking about how, yeah, our world population is "Hella" and only growing, but it is mostly because of longer lifespans - overall, the birthrate is decreasing. So, eventually (in a "soon" sense) I guess old people will die off and leave us underpopulated. Not sure I believe it, but it was something to think about.

    Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:19:44 UTC from MuSTArDroid
    1. Chet Lemon Chet Lemon

      @scribus oh yeah I saw that, pleasantly surprised

      Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:21:17 UTC from web
      1. Scribus Scribus

        @tiffany It should be interesting to watch it play out (on my phone (in the bathroom (at work (because I can only escape my job in brief increments (and am unable to live life firsthand due to work))))).

        Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:26:51 UTC from MuSTArDroid
        1. Chet Lemon Chet Lemon

          @scribus "underpopulation" is like saying "not enough streptobacillosis" tbh, I'm all for it

          Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:28:59 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @tiffany Truth, yo.

            Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:48:47 UTC from MuSTArDroid
            1. Chet Lemon Chet Lemon

              @scribus to be fair I do agree with what nerthos said for the most part now that he's reminded me of it

              Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:50:25 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @tiffany Yeah, so do I, but I still wouldn't cry if there were "only" five billion of us or so.

                Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:58:23 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                1. Chet Lemon Chet Lemon

                  @scribus oh heck no, sounds way better

                  Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:59:12 UTC from web
    2. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

      @scribus Romania had a big problem like that after WWII and they're still fighting to "fix" their underpopulation; one of the communist dictator Ceaušescu's more famous edicts was to force people to have kids.

      Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:31:55 UTC from web
      1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

        @awl is it that guy who made illegal all the birth controll methodes including abstinence?

        Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:46:48 UTC from web
        1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

          @mushi that was part of the edict yes.

          Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:48:06 UTC from web
          1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

            @awl i heard about him in the personality psycology class. pretty crazy guy

            Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:50:49 UTC from web
            1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

              @mushi definitely one of the more interesting cases of dictators, becoming more known to the west.

              Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:52:18 UTC from web
      2. Scribus Scribus

        @awl I've heard Japan is facing this issue, too, and is trying to encourage people to move in to fix it.

        Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:48:28 UTC from MuSTArDroid
        1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

          @scribus difficult at best when there's problem after problem, not to mention citisenship or even asylum there requires quite the dance to obtain.

          Friday, 29-Apr-16 18:54:31 UTC from web