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Controversial opinion: The world's problem is too many humans. We should impose a global 1 child policy for 2-3 generations to give us time to figure out a sustainable way to expand as a race.
Thoughts?
It's not that. We can already feed everyone in the world, it's just not profitable to do so.
And the above comic doesn't show overpopulation. It shows a terrible urbanization and surburbanization scheme. There's a lot of things we could mandate to make it better.
There's probably a lot more but a big problem with American design is that it was almost all co-opted by the automobile industry 100-150 years ago. We used to have public transport within and to cities. But their lobbying created mostly sprawling suburban hellscapes like you see above. And all the rich people live in beautifully manicured neighborhoods so they care nothing for how it looks.
How do you practically impose this policy?
Why not invest in education? There is a pretty strong correlation between birth rates and education
Morally unproblematic and way easier to implement
Also birth control. It should be free and accessible world wide, and people should be taught how to use it.
Yes, good point!
Well you don't have to do anything, the population is going to crash in coming decades. The "survivors" will rebuild
I agree, but that is sadly not viable. Developed countries already have declining natality without those measures, due to the increase of quality of life: most women and men work, they prioritize jobs, they don't have time for kids and often don't like the sacrifices that come with having them, etc. The main increase in population is in developing countries, where it would be impossible to apply those measures.
Post-industrial civilzations are already at negative population growth, they still produce a great deal of pollution and urban bloat.
There's no magic bullet to fix the issues we face, it takes a lot of smaller solutions in addition to some bigger fixes to tie it all together. And most of all it needs to be adaptable, to allow for new fixes to be folded into the plan as a whole as it goes along.
Most importantly: it takes time. Like, lots of time. No real, effective, solution is going to make everything better immediately.
Off-world colonies are the only viable option in the long run, imo.