A Realistic Way for People to Live Together

[DJRubberducky]

Yes, but at some point you do have to maintain it.  Unless you are looking at the total extinction of the human species.  At some point, I'm assuming, you would want it to level off at a population that is considered "acceptable"  At that point you would have to allow the birth-rate to be at least 2.0 or the population could not be maintained. 

VHEMT would disagree with you on the requirement of 2 kids/family, because the parents don't die upon having two children, so it takes a significant length of time before you can say the kids' birth balanced out anyone's death.  In the meantime, the population has increased.  And given that people are living to see their grandchildren and great-grandchildren nowadays, it's even more significant.

[AFK]

But then, you have a net aging of the population, which from an economic standpoint, isn't the best scenario. 

[P3nT4gR4m]

The breeding license I had in mind was a profficiency thing, like a driving license or shortwave radio ops license. Of course this leads to the age old - are stupid people born or made - debate. Assuming stupidity is largely due to upbringing then a license would rule out stupid fucks who can't take care of children from producing them and then subsequently fucking them up in the first place. It aint the be all and end all solution but I'm guessing it would prolly do more good than harm.

[LMNO]

It also produces an economic breeding chasm-- the elitist ivy-league fucks "prove" they're smart, while those who never got a college education are wiped out.


Considering what the current economic gap looks like, you're heading straight into eugenics-land.

[P3nT4gR4m]

It also produces an economic breeding chasm-- the elitist ivy-league fucks "prove" they're smart, while those who never got a college education are wiped out.


Considering what the current economic gap looks like, you're heading straight into eugenics-land.

Hence my suggestion - "gas chambers and breeding licenses"

I got it all worked out - and it's all a bad idea.

Just saying

[AFK]

You do realize what you are suggesting is disturbingly similar to certain events in the not too distant past right?

[P3nT4gR4m]

You do realize what you are suggesting is disturbingly similar to certain events in the not too distant past right?

Erm.. that's what I was saying from the off. Sometimes I'm just too subtle for my own good.

[LHX]

does disease and earthquakes work?

[AFK]

One could argue more efficient while being more indiscriminate. 

[Bhode_Sativa]

I've heard some stuff about AIDS being engineered. 

No matter how many people die, I think there will still be those who look to The Machine for the answer.  You can't Un-Know something.  But I've seen how well it works trying to convince people to live in a tribe without Grocery Stores and Cable TV and machines that wash your dishes for you.  The destruction must come, and it must be huge.

[P3nT4gR4m]

I've heard some stuff about AIDS being engineered. 

No matter how many people die, I think there will still be those who look to The Machine for the answer.  You can't Un-Know something.  But I've seen how well it works trying to convince people to live in a tribe without Grocery Stores and Cable TV and machines that wash your dishes for you.  The destruction must come, and it must be huge.

You underestimate the awesome power of the mediocrity leviathan

[LHX]

I've heard some stuff about AIDS being engineered. 

ive heard a lot about that too

Magic Johnson still seems to be kickin it just fine - is that because he has a lot of $$ behind him?

[Bhode_Sativa]

Loot = advantage

There are people who have survived with the disease for a long time tho, as long as they have access to drugs.

Sam Harris brings up the point that in many villages in Africa the only education they have about condoms is what they're told by the Roman Catholic Priests.  Religion helping spread God's Work for the Lose.

[P3nT4gR4m]

That would be the same Roaming Catholick Crutch that thinks AIDS is a punishment from god?

[B_M_W]

They don't do that, actually.

But they don't help fight it in the best way either.