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GarySanDiego's avatar

The anthology intelligence, which is the human species, has done some remarkable things, but never on the scale required to reverse global warming. The free rider problem is too much in evidence, there are competing theories of social justice to contend with, the adverse effects will be manifested mainly in immigration flows, and thus will be misdiagnosed as legal issues instead of science issues. Absent a technological marvel, there will be a planet wide population collapse someday in the deep future. We should still keep trying to fix things yet be prepared for it to be a constant struggle.

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Maggie's avatar

And then there is the always growing population of humans on this planet. Some may disagree but it is NOT necessary for every woman to produce children. Regardless of the current Replug's (mostly male) beliefs! This planet can only "hold" so many humans. Population collapse? Propably.

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JustRaven's avatar

So true, yet people are still offended when other people choose to remain childless. IMHO it's a really strange attitude to have since not every human is geared towards raising children in a mentally and physically healthy manner.

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TCinLA's avatar

Too often, the "failure parents" are the ones most likely to propagate.

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David Levine's avatar

after almost thirty years as a counselor/social worker in NYC public schools, I gotta say this really does seem to be the default.

and don't even get me started on my niece, who produced three offspring with two men who are walking wastes of oxygen, with whom she seems never to have had the sort of conversation that could have alerted her to the fact that they were both psychopaths. the second one is an ex-cop with a Confederate flag in his garage, now married to a probable murderess.

does this sound like a "Limited Series pilot or what?

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JDinTX's avatar

No surprise to this ex-public school counselor, and one from a large family.

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Maggie's avatar

Nor is every family financial able to do so. Which might possibly be why we have so many children living in poverty!

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Maggie's avatar

"financially" able!!

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JDinTX's avatar

Maybe a license to breed. Boy, would that cause an uptick

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JDinTX's avatar

Agree, the challenge of blessings.

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