Greetings nobel readers. Thanks for being here.
Remember to look for Philip the Bard to return with a HUGE announcement this Monday.
Earlier in the week I spent two days railing against politics but I don’t see that as nearly as big a problem as the human population. We have to solve the population problem. I see that as problem one. Terrorism would fade, the environment would heal and societies would calm down if we could roll back the human population to a sustainable number.
The question is how do we do this? China is experimenting with economic restrictions in an attempt to slow the birth rate. Forcing people to restrict their reproduction seems dictatorial.
People tend to get nervous when anyone brings up the notion of population control. Several years ago I was part of a “Men’s Discussion Group” in Oregon. We came to the conclusion that the population issue needs to be at least brought up for discussion. We sent a representative to the Democratic State Convention thinking they would be more receptive than the Republican party.
Nope. We weren’t even let in the door. They would not even entertain the notion of mentioning it in the convention let alone making it a platform plank.
My hope is that in the near future societal pressure comes to bear on the act of reproduction. We need babies, certainly. We just don’t need so many. I am childless by choice, but over the years I have on many occasions had to defend my choice. I’ve been called “selfish”, “immature” and worse. I don’t condone rudeness but perhaps this kind of peer pressure can be applied to convince people that not everyone needs to have kids.
You love kids? Have one. Don’t care for them? Remain childless. You want a big family with kids all over? Um, you might want to reconsider that one. We have to give up the notion that I have heard many times that having a baby makes a woman complete. Being smart, being compassionate being strong, these are what make a woman complete.
Birth rates in the first world are indeed dropping. However the third world is maintaining unsustainable birth rates. Whenever women are educated birth rates drop. Hmmm? Maybe we should be educating more women.
Have a great weekend. Philip the Bard returns Monday with his BIG announcement and later in the week I will post another futurist essay regarding the future of spaceflight.
Earth Year 2013
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