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(4,883 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2016, 06:01 PM Feb 2016

DU Poll on World Population [View all]

30 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Way too many people
	22 (73%)
	Some too many people
	0 (0%)
	About right
	0 (0%)
	We can have a good bit more
	4 (13%)
	We can have a whole lot more
	1 (3%)
	9 kids is just too fucking many
	3 (10%)
	On Edit - by suggestion - I do not think about it
	0 (0%)
	On Edit - by suggestion - You are disgusting
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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DU Poll on World Population [View all] SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 OP

Finite World - With Finite Resources - Better With Fewer Consumers cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1

2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2

"the world" isn't a unit. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #4

Make that three Warpy Feb 2016 #12

Thanks SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #15

+1 excellent post... AOR Feb 2016 #24

Conversations on population are generally a waste of time, here. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #3

Thanks for the thoughtful post SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #5

Agreed Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #6

not sure about this part SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #7

Obviously the planet is a single entity. But population growth doesn't behave like one. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #34

The world is not a single unit? Really??? hunter Feb 2016 #42

Again, a waste of fucking time. "The world is so a single unit!" Derp Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #43

No problem here Kilgore Feb 2016 #8

Yep - What happens in the rest of the world never touches some places. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #10

So what exactly would you like to do about it? Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #35

The whole point is a joke about Scalia having 9 fucking kids SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #37

I'm pro choice. The problem with that guy was that he was not. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #38

That question can't be answered until the ownership and distribution of resources is addressed. rug Feb 2016 #9

nice post SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #11

Really? What if the question were, MH1 Feb 2016 #13

Yes I would. rug Feb 2016 #17

So, it isn't obvious that 10 trillion people are too many, MH1 Feb 2016 #19

10 trillion can be considered a very big number SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #21

Not necessarily. rug Feb 2016 #22

Wow, seriously? Do you think the biosphere could support that many, MH1 Feb 2016 #26

What influence do you think human activities have on the biosphere? rug Feb 2016 #29

Well said... AOR Feb 2016 #31

Nope, Malthus was not the last. But your argument is absurd. Resources are finite. MH1 Feb 2016 #45

I won't give you a FB but I'll give you a F' in fact. Or three. rug Feb 2016 #49

Corporations are run by human beings. (No they are not "people" MH1 Feb 2016 #52

And not for human beings. They are run for private profit. (No, profit is not "people".) rug Feb 2016 #53

So what is the plan to get to that ideal economic system? nt MH1 Feb 2016 #59

By the way, I withdraw my thinking that you and I are close on any topic. MH1 Feb 2016 #46

Thank god. rug Feb 2016 #50

Yes, best for all concerned. MH1 Feb 2016 #51

+1 AOR Feb 2016 #25

I'm not sure that the problem is "way too many people", honestly. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #14

Yes - but that paints the USA in a bad light SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #20

A resource utilization problem is different than a population one. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #36

I have explored "wild areas" all across America. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #39

I am not disputing that Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #40

Agree SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #41

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many people. GliderGuider Feb 2016 #16

Many Thanks SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #18

Malthus and his debunked nonsense were a stain on human history... AOR Feb 2016 #30

but still... SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #33

Of course you are correct. MH1 Feb 2016 #47

There are too many damn people in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! rug Feb 2016 #44

Oh, bullshit. The capitalists want as many destitute people as possible as fodder for their MH1 Feb 2016 #48

How would Social Security be maintained ? philosslayer Feb 2016 #58

That is where tweaking the economic system comes in. MH1 Feb 2016 #64

The bullshit belongs to you... AOR Feb 2016 #60

My argument is much more nuanced than you give me credit for. MH1 Feb 2016 #66

There is no provable evidence of a "population bomb" on the horizon... AOR Feb 2016 #68

Civilization is the resource concentration mechanism The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #70

Usually take a glance at posting history before responding to this kind of post... AOR Feb 2016 #71

Everyone comes from their own place The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #72

+1 nt GliderGuider Feb 2016 #74

Thank you for that yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #32

There is just about the right number of people Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #23

Too many Duggars, not enough vasectomies. nt valerief Feb 2016 #27

My favorite reply SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #28

7.5 billion people can live on this earth sustainably, happily and comfortably. We simply need to Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #54

You are probably right Quixote1818 Feb 2016 #61

We can slo minimize our dependence on wood using hemp, bamboo and probably many other Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #65

So, if the planet is overpopulated, MineralMan Feb 2016 #55

One child and I can be ok with people that have two - three is out SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #56

And you? How many children? MineralMan Feb 2016 #57

thank you SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #62

The no-brainer answer is to provide easy access to control one's own reproduction. MH1 Feb 2016 #63

We really don't have the Mega Cities like they do in Asia yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #67

bump for the night SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #69

There is an easy and quite simple solution that can be implemented to address this issue. Glassunion Feb 2016 #73