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It's interesting how different countries are dealing and are effected by the declining worldwide birth rates. The most astounding statistic to me is that wildlife populations have dropped +70% over the past 50 years. Frankly, if humans think that we are in the right to drop wildlife populations by such a staggering amount, a slight drop in human populations only seems like a fair way to balance the scales.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It's bad for the 1% and good for everyone else including wildlife, nature and the planet.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (7 children)

as I see both fewer and more is bad. more is bad because of overpopulation, but fewer is also bad because of how the pension system works at most places

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If those pension investments come crashing down, the government will just have to roll out a new pension scheme not tied to money. E.g. mandatory social duty where all young and able people work in rotas to take care of 1 to 2 elderly people per month.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When i'm 90, wheel me out to the orchard and I'll watch the chickens. If you give me a stick i'll wave it to scare the parrots off the apples.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Grandad, for the last time - those aren't parrots, they're people, and that's not a stick you're holding it's a rifle

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

When I'm 90 give me a ton of heroin and I will put myself in a dumpster before administering an intentional overdose.

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