News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by akira2501 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:11AM (#23255016)
> But imagine Earth with a stable 10% of our current population.

I can't imagine maintaining that in anything other than a brutal and arbitrary way. It's very difficult to separate humans from their humanity, and even in countries where birth limits have been tried, we know that it is an ineffective policy and is ultimately cruel.

> Clean, abundant, and without the catastrophic extinction event already underway.

Just take your ideas one step further. Earth is not a home for humans, it is a crucible that seeks to find the most suitable form of life. There's no reason we should expect to succeed, and if we can't, half-measures that only prolong suffering and the failure of our biology are illogical.

Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by AgentOrange1234 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:04AM (#23255314)
We’re going to have a brutal and arbitrary reduction of our population no matter what. It is surely already too late for birth reduction to be the instrument. Ecological collapse is upon us.
Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by thret on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:37AM (#23255155)
Not at all, just increase tax per child per household. 0-2 children at a normal rate, and increasing per extra child.
Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by Thiez on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:57AM (#23255584)
So if your first pregnancy is triplets you're fucked?
Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by icebraining on Thursday May 21, 2020 @09:59AM (#23258408)
Re:Mount Everest is visible from Kathmandu for first time in... by klmadfejno on Thursday May 21, 2020 @09:59AM (#23258400)
Ah, great, just be rich. Or be poor and don't register your kids anywhere. Let's not either forget single moms, missing dads, widows, disabled kids, not hitting replacement levels, etc.

A growing population leads to numerous economic, militaristic, and scientific advantages. Why would any country willingly shackle themselves to their detriment