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Re:The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn't as Bad as You've Heard–It's W... by sinenomine on Thursday July 10, 2025 @09:22AM (#44520731)
How about «enough to have a supply of extremely talented people, able to devise novel solutions to crippling long-term problems we face»?

You won't have many brilliant people in a small natural population.

Without them it's «not with a bang, but with a whimper»

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Re:The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn't as Bad as You've Heard–It's W... by CalRobert on Thursday July 10, 2025 @09:24AM (#44520756)
OK, how many is that?
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