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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by lallysingh on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:40AM (#12343187)
Populations past a certain level of prosperity for a generation or two do seem to drop reproductive rates. Perhaps the answer here is higher educational costs to discourage people from having many kids, and lots of alternative activities instead (Pokemon)?
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by guptaneil on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:45AM (#12343219)
Higher education costs would lead to the opposite of what you're hoping for. Generally poor and uneducated families have more kids than educated ones, for a variety of reasons. You'd be better off lowering education costs.
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by throwanem on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:46AM (#12343227)
Are you really suggesting people will play Pokemon instead of screwing? I mean, yeah, if they weren't going to screw anyway, maybe, but the idea of advancing the one as a serious alternative to the other...well, I mean, I know people get really into those games for whatever reason, but that much?
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by adrenalinelol on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:01AM (#12343345)
Increase college tuition (even more?) with the hopes of stemming population growth? You know the majority of the planet doesn't actually attend college as is already?
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