"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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I always tell people who think there's too many people to, "Be my guest,
you go first!", but the hypocrites NEVER oblige.

And how many kids will you have during your lifetime?

And what the hell does that have to do with anything?

If you have to ask, explanations will likely be pointless. Look up 'carrying
capacity'.

(Standard disclaimer- I am not one of those wacko 'childfree' zealots. I
like kids, and replacements have to come from somewhere. But now that most
of us do NOT live on farms and need to breed our own help, and now that 1
kid in 3 or so DOESN'T die by age five, well, maybe 'replacements' should be
the term people keep in mind. 2.3 kids per breeding couple or so will assure
population doesn't go down. Maybe a little higher to take into account the
people like me that never succeeded in reproducing. I am one kid out of 8,
with 7 surviving. Families that large make no economic or ecological sense
any more. My sisters that did have kids had 2 each, so the genetic line will
go on.)

aem sends...