Why you, personally, should want a larger human population

Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by waffleiron on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:06AM (#39498669)

I know it’s unfashionable to say on a venture capitalist forum, but millions die under capitalism too.

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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by lars512 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @04:26AM (#39499187)

That's certainly true and remains an unacceptable state of the world, but it's also true that globally, it's a steadily decreasing number, even under conditions of population growth.

E.g. looking at child mortality over time

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-deaths-igme-data

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Re:Why you, personally, should want a larger human population by Thiez on Sunday February 25, 2024 @05:00AM (#39499423)

And in same (many?) cases it's intentional, e.g. by overthrowing governments so the West has cheaper oil, gas, or bananas (Guatemala).

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