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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by mytailorisrich on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:38AM (#35973097)
It actually is considering that the root cause of our environmental problems is human activity and that billions of people are still poor.

For instance, when we're told we need to eat less meat, we'll it's not so much that meat production is a problem, it's that meat production for billions of people is a problem.

So all the constraining measures we're seeing either being suggested or enforced "for the environment/climate" are constraints to fit so many people on the planet.

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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by CalRobert on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:06AM (#35973674)
Similarly, there are groups who encourage people to go vegetarian or vegan for the climate, which makes some sense, but considering how few people do so long-term we might be better served by encouraging people to treat beef, dairy, etc. as a treat (or at least not something you need 365 days a year) than forgoing these things completely.
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