World estimated to hit 7 billion people in less then a week
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[QUOTE=demoguy08;32977140]It's not "fucking unlikely", it's just as likely as any of the other alternatives.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/World-Population-1800-2100.png/587px-World-Population-1800-2100.png[/img][/QUOTE]
I'm 12 so posting a graph will convince me.
Cite the study and link it.
Thanks.
Has Facepunch just lost its mind recently? Is it something to do with the proximity to Halloween or something? I mean, you've got the people in here talking about population limits and things like this, and you've got people over in the Occupy Oakland thread trying to say that the protestors deserved what happened. What the hell is going on?
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
Its not even an issue of "taking the moral high ground" its more like "taking the not batshit-fucking-psychotic-and-inhumane ground".
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;32977212]Has Facepunch just lost its mind recently? Is it something to do with the proximity to Halloween or something? I mean, you've got the people in here talking about population limits and things like this, and you've got people over in the Occupy Oakland thread trying to say that the protestors deserved what happened. What the hell is going on?[/QUOTE]
When it comes to moral decisions, FP likes to contradict themselves between threads
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;32976474]At the most, 2 children per couple would stop population growth and keep it stable.
Unfortunately, social aid programs are often non-existent in developing countries which means they will continue to have as many children as possible...
And as it's the developed countries that tend to have the negative growth factor, things aren't looking good.
Even more so for smaller countries like Estonia. Our ethnic group is quickly dying as Estonians simply don't feel like breeding much and are far more interested in improving their lives pretty much all the time. We have an average of 1.3 children per family, which translates to the slow dying of the race.
For our people to remain viable, we would have to start having AT LEAST 3 children per couple but even so it'd take over a hundred years for the damage to heal.
I entirely understand the lack of desire for children as I myself don't feel like getting one at all anytime soon. But at the same time it makes me mourn the very likely fate of my people...[/QUOTE]
Developing countries aren't even half the problem. Here in America, if the government tried to put a limit on children, most of the population would flip the fuck out and riot with the reason of "YOU CANT TELL US HOW TO LIVE OUR LIVES, THIS IS AMERICA!".
[QUOTE=JustGman;32977288]Developing countries aren't even half the problem. Here in America, if the government tried to put a limit on children, most of the population would flip the fuck out and riot with the reason of "YOU CANT TELL US HOW TO LIVE OUR LIVES, THIS IS AMERICA!".[/QUOTE]And the rest of the population would freak out because its inherently wrong and unfounded and basically the idea of a madman.
[QUOTE=JustGman;32977288]Developing countries aren't even half the problem. Here in America, if the government tried to put a limit on children, most of the population would flip the fuck out and riot with the reason of "YOU CANT TELL US HOW TO LIVE OUR LIVES, THIS IS AMERICA!".[/QUOTE]
lmao do you seriously think any developed country needs population control
[QUOTE=Marbalo;32977308]Im not saying we should start a mass genocide worldwide, but Im fairly certain overpopulation is an actual problem. Lack of food, resources and lack of housing is a huge issue.[/QUOTE]That's a problem with poor infrastructure, not overpopulation.
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;32977242]When it comes to moral decisions, FP likes to contradict themselves between threads[/QUOTE]
yes because FP is one person
[QUOTE=Marbalo;32977308]Im not saying we should start a mass genocide worldwide, but Im fairly certain overpopulation is an actual problem. Lack of food, resources and lack of housing is a huge issue.[/QUOTE]
lack of food, resources, and lack of housing isn't due to population, it's due to humans being dumb about distributing/building them
do you think africa would suddenly stabilize if we implemented population controls?
sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to
[QUOTE=Zeke129;32977067]
Uh
What about being born with it[/QUOTE]
Uh
What about reading the whole sentence
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;32977212]Has Facepunch just lost its mind recently? Is it something to do with the proximity to Halloween or something? I mean, you've got the people in here talking about population limits and things like this, and you've got people over in the Occupy Oakland thread trying to say that the protestors deserved what happened. What the hell is going on?
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
Its not even an issue of "taking the moral high ground" its more like "taking the not batshit-fucking-psychotic-and-inhumane ground".[/QUOTE]
I wholly agree, You should be ashamed, FP. Enacting limits on children is some deep-seated fascist totalitarian shit. We don't need them.
I'm not struggling for breath, food, drink, medical care or even a seat on the bus, Are you? No. You're not, because overpopulation is not a problem at all, There is no "massively expanding population" because it's always been expanding, Always, We're not running out of room.
Anyone who ever says we'll run out of room for cities and towns is speaking [I]utter[/I] trash, I mean jesus christ look at the Mojave and the Nevada deserts, They've established Las Vegas and Reno in those areas, There's plenty of spaces in Siberia, Southern America, Asia, Etcetera, There are more square miles of land than people to inhabit them. I mean jesus christ.
Do you really think that if overpopulation was such a problem we'd still be here today?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;32977067]
Uh
What about being born with it[/QUOTE]
Should have picked better parents.
[QUOTE=XanaToast.;32977342]sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to[/QUOTE]And then you become an Austrian psycho.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;32977067]okay we can get rid of you first
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
Uh
What about being born with it[/QUOTE]
you cant be born with the bubonic plague.
[QUOTE=XanaToast.;32977342]sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to[/QUOTE]
[I][B][U]EIN, ZWEI, DREI, ALLE![/U][/B][/I]
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=XanaToast.;32977342]sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to[/QUOTE]
I'd like to see the chemical makeup of this magic undoable sterilizer and your method of distributing it and preventing people from avoiding it. You psychotic fool.
[QUOTE=XanaToast.;32977342]sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to[/QUOTE]
Who decides who is acceptable to be a parent and who is not?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32977418]Who decides who is acceptable to be a parent and who is not?[/QUOTE]
[B][I]DEAR GOD THIS DEAR GOD THIS DEAR GOD[/I][/B]
Natural selection no longer applies due to SCIENCE!, And while there are stupid people, Who decides who lives and who dies, Who breeds and who is barren?
Wow, and the estimate for the number of people by the end of the century is 15 billion.
Jesus fucking christ that's insane.
It is making me physically sick to read some of the posts around here today. I'm just hoping its either a lot of really drunk people posting or a bunch of people trolling for the holiday and that it will be back to normal soon.
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;32977457]Wow, and the estimate for the number of people by the end of the century is 15 billion.
Jesus fucking christ that's insane.[/QUOTE]
We're actually probably already halfway there since it's scientifically impossible to keep track of every human being on the planet
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;32977473]It is making me physically sick to read some of the posts around here today. I'm just hoping its either a lot of really drunk people posting or a bunch of people trolling for the holiday and that it will be back to normal soon.[/QUOTE]
Scary thing is it's not even halloween.
[QUOTE=XanaToast.;32977342]sterilize the entire species, then have it so you have to apply to be a parent, then take a medication / pill, to allow atleast one child
it puts a limit on the population and at the same time puts down teen pregnancy, STD's, and allows people to become parent when they want to[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, you clearly have no idea of the incredibly problematic history of forced sterilization. Pro-tip: It's pretty much done only to poor, usually black people.
Also, lol, we don't all live in a magical fantasy world like you.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;32976425]So 2 children per couple?[/QUOTE]
3. This will keep the population at a constant rather than decreasing. If you limit it to 2, there will always be those that do not have children.
[QUOTE=Man Without Hat;32977566]3. This will keep the population at a constant rather than decreasing. If you limit it to 2, there will always be those that do not have children.[/QUOTE]
Good god you're a lunatic
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hcDuB.png[/img]
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;32977457]Wow, and the estimate for the number of people by the end of the century is 15 billion.
Jesus fucking christ that's insane.[/QUOTE]
No, not really.
I seriously think people extremely underestimate the size of the planet compared to the number of people on this earth.
[QUOTE=meppers;32976406]We need to implement population limits before its too late[/QUOTE]
now how are we gonna do that start killing people?
[QUOTE=devotchkade;32977492]Holy shit, you clearly have no idea of the incredibly problematic history of forced sterilization. Pro-tip: It's pretty much done only to poor, usually black people.
Also, lol, we don't all live in a magical fantasy world like you.[/QUOTE]
i'd melt down regular people for ammo and fuel if i had my way. the world is not ready for a mechanical dictatorship with extreme and gruesome transhumanism
[QUOTE=Ermac20;32977822]now how are we gonna do that start killing people?[/QUOTE]
We'll designate people we want to live as "no oil" and those who we want to die as "dictatorship nation with a lot of oil".
[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]
There is only ONE logical way to decrease the human population.
Zombie apocalypse. It's amazingly self sufficient.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32977343]Uh
What about reading the whole sentence[/QUOTE]
What
I quoted the whole fucking sentence
Does this thread have a stupidity vortex in it or what
[QUOTE=Zeke129;32977872]What
I quoted the whole fucking sentence
Does this thread have a stupidity vortex in it or what[/QUOTE]
Too bad quoting and reading aren't the same.
I said if you don't have it already. Right there. At the end of the sentence. That covers those born with it. Reading is fun!
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