Delusion1111111 wrote:
Nesta wrote:
yeah tbh i dont remember where i heard that and if i necessarily am 10000% in agreement. what r ur reasons for not agreeing
Delusion1111111 wrote:
i am very against claiming that 'overpopulation' is a problem or that there r 'too many pp' on the planet.Ā but overpopulation COULD b viewed as a symptom of a problem . i think what ppl dont rly consider is that poverty (such as the conditions that many ppl face in these countries where 'overpopulation' is seen as a problem i.e. in the global south) is something that causes families to hav more children in the first place. n in this way, capitalism can b seen as partially creating the 'problem' . poor ppl have lots of children for various reasons n eliminating the poverty aspect could reduce the number of children ppl have to have. but like i mean it is definitely fucked up arguing that 'poor ppl shouldnt have the right to have children' which is where the overpopulation argument essentially frequently leads. PLUS there is reason to believe that the sharp increase in the global population will like reach a......whats the word...plateau. like it will naturally level off soon anyway
I agree with everything but the last.i am very against claiming that 'overpopulation' is a problem or that there r 'too many pp' on the planet.Ā but overpopulation COULD b viewed as a symptom of a problem . i think what ppl dont rly consider is that poverty (such as the conditions that many ppl face in these countries where 'overpopulation' is seen as a problem i.e. in the global south) is something that causes families to hav more children in the first place. n in this way, capitalism can b seen as partially creating the 'problem' . poor ppl have lots of children for various reasons n eliminating the poverty aspect could reduce the number of children ppl have to have. but like i mean it is definitely fucked up arguing that 'poor ppl shouldnt have the right to have children' which is where the overpopulation argument essentially frequently leads. PLUS there is reason to believe that the sharp increase in the global population will like reach a......whats the word...plateau. like it will naturally level off soon anyway