Seasteading and sterilization are the answers to overpopulation

1. 2019-09-21 at 6:13 PM UTC

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   Japan-Is-Eternal Naturally Camouflaged
   If you want to prevent overpopulation here are two things you can do:
   
   One is to create seasteads and send the undesirables there
   Two is to give people the chance to extend their lifespan indefinitely (look up Bioviva/Liz Parrish and Aubrey Degray) but only if they sterilize themselves first.
   Most people will absolutely want to live indefinitely in their VR paradise while tripping out on legal narcotics in their little highrise cyberpunk apartment, so they'll take that option then after about two generations the human population will shrink from 15 - 20 billion down to 2 billion or even less.
2. 2019-09-21 at 6:14 PM UTC

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   Skulltag Tuskegee Airman
   3rd option: War.
3. 2019-09-21 at 6:16 PM UTC

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   Japan-Is-Eternal Naturally Camouflaged

   Originally posted by Skulltag 3rd option: War.

   
   The world is too interconnected at the moment for another major war
   The best you'll get is rogues killing off their masters like Ted Kazinscky and Timothy McVeigh
4. 2019-09-21 at 6:16 PM UTC

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   Japan-Is-Eternal Naturally Camouflaged
   and no the deep state wars in the middle east don't count
5. 2019-09-21 at 6:16 PM UTC

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   Japan-Is-Eternal Naturally Camouflaged
   we need to nuke China and India that'll solve the overpopulation problem
6. 2019-09-21 at 6:20 PM UTC

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   Skulltag Tuskegee Airman

   Originally posted by Japan-Is-Eternal Several posts which I'm too lazy to quote all of.

   
   Localized wars. Civil wars. Probably not going to happen in the US, but we're really close, still. If the Antifa puts their money where their mouth is and seriously begins to train with weapons to the point where they can shoot something else than their toe ...
   
   People will die. A small percentage, sure, but even 5 percent would be enough to free up some jobs. Free up some benefits. And then there will be an exodus of those who don't want or can't stand and fight. Not all civvies dream about taking up weapons after all.
   
   Take a look at how efficiently Venezuela and South Africa "manages" their population.
7. 2019-09-21 at 6:25 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

   Originally posted by Skulltag 3rd option: War.

   
   The world's population increased during WW2.
8. 2019-09-21 at 6:28 PM UTC

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   Skulltag Tuskegee Airman

   Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country The world's population increased during WW2.

   
   Back then people were hardened and had resolve. As it stands now, a large part of both male and female population in the western world (can't be arsed to find actual percentages) are still virgin in their 30s. Do you think those kind of people would have the dedication to produce children under stress, if they can't do so in a relaxed environment?
   
   "Hard times make strong men, strong men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make hard times."
9. 2019-09-21 at 6:43 PM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole

   Originally posted by Skulltag Back then people were hardened and had resolve. As it stands now, a large part of both male and female population in the western world (can't be arsed to find actual percentages) are still virgin in their 30s. Do you think those kind of people would have the dedication to produce children under stress, if they can't do so in a relaxed environment?
   
   "Hard times make strong men, strong men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make hard times."

   
   This is hilarious if true.
10. 2019-09-21 at 6:58 PM UTC

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    Skulltag Tuskegee Airman

    Originally posted by Misguided Russian This is hilarious if true.

    
    As said, I can't be arsed to find actual statistics, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But to give you some circumstantial evidence of that, morbid obesity, "incels" and the prevalance of pornography which confuses young people about sex are all fairly recent problems which were at best unique issues during WW2 and at worst completely unheard of.