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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by johnnymorgan on Saturday September 30, 2023 @07:09PM (#37720854)
And you would be correct, if people drilled down into the data you'd see the birth rate drops off massively by 2nd/3rd gen when they hit the modern world.

It's the Amish and Mennonites that seem to retain people well by having it be optional.

America is more likely to be Amish than anything else if we got solely by the trend.

I'd say there is a lot more too it than that

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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by teaearlgraycold on Saturday September 30, 2023 @07:13PM (#37720878)
Good old linear extrapolation
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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by emodendroket on Saturday September 30, 2023 @10:00PM (#37721843)
Yeah, if you're willing to make a cloister and isolate your children it might work. Not that many groups looking to live that way though.
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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by satvikpendem on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:34AM (#37722588)
> It's the Amish and Mennonites that seem to retain people well by having it be optional.

Both groups have many instances of rape happening that much of the wider world is not aware of, as they are cloistered societies, so, combined with the fact that many stay silent due to fear of retaliation, those are not the best examples to use.

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48265703

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797804404/investigation-into-...

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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by emodendroket on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:54AM (#37724059)
I think that’s part and parcel of any similar project.
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