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17. Everything. Make them richer and they have fewer children

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 05:04 AM

Aug 2015

It's the most reliable contraceptive ever developed.

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'The biggest change of our time' is happening right now in Africa [View all] applegrove Aug 2015 OP

We don't want population growth anywhere IMHO Egnever Aug 2015 #2

And we slow it down by increasing the middle class. applegrove Aug 2015 #4

Not sure what that has to do with a population explosion in Africa Egnever Aug 2015 #6

Why does that have to come with an increase in population? Egnever Aug 2015 #9

Everything. Make them richer and they have fewer children Recursion Aug 2015 #17

Yep...this isn't good news for the earth. haikugal Aug 2015 #5

I don't see this as a good thing. 7 billion people is enough. Throd Aug 2015 #3

The end of charismatic megafauna in Africa maxsolomon Aug 2015 #7

Kiss gorillas goodbye too. tabasco Aug 2015 #12

In parts of Africa getting rid of elephants means more crops. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #21

free condoms and pregnancy prevention for everyone...everywhere nt msongs Aug 2015 #10

And what will happen to the flora and fauna of the African continent? romanic Aug 2015 #18

"If present trends continue." bemildred Aug 2015 #19

My point is that it will be a multi-polar world instead applegrove Aug 2015 #20