Not Enough People
Mar 21, 2024 10:00:15 #
It seems that a declining population could be a big problem in the near future. A large population causes problems, but so does a smaller population.
"Population crash
Think of global population problems and you might think of the growing number of people in the world – currently about 8 billion – and our collective toll on the planet. But due to people having fewer children as countries become more prosperous, the real demographic problem may actually be falling populations. Demographers have now projected that within about 25 years, three-quarters of countries will have birth rates that are too low to maintain their populations. While this may be good news for the environment, having fewer working-age people to support those who are older presents a big issue. Maintaining economic and societal stability will be one of the key challenges of this century."
Another shortage - sand. Yes, there is a shortage of the right kind of sand for glass, electronics, and cement. Maybe the next shortage will - salt water. 😁
"Population crash
Think of global population problems and you might think of the growing number of people in the world – currently about 8 billion – and our collective toll on the planet. But due to people having fewer children as countries become more prosperous, the real demographic problem may actually be falling populations. Demographers have now projected that within about 25 years, three-quarters of countries will have birth rates that are too low to maintain their populations. While this may be good news for the environment, having fewer working-age people to support those who are older presents a big issue. Maintaining economic and societal stability will be one of the key challenges of this century."
Another shortage - sand. Yes, there is a shortage of the right kind of sand for glass, electronics, and cement. Maybe the next shortage will - salt water. 😁
Mar 21, 2024 10:13:20 #
Mar 21, 2024 10:19:49 #
First it was global cooling would kill us all. Next over population. Then, holes in the ozone, then global warming and acid rain. Then underpopulation. Next Climate change (covers all weather) would get us. Not to be out done, the global panic would kill us all, particularly if you didn't buy and wear their useless masks. The hand wringers have been spouting all this garbage through out my entire 78 years. Oh, I forgot, we be running out of oil sometime in the early '70's.
Everyone should know it's all a bunch of crap, and the truth is space aliens will soon swarm in and eat us all alive...
Everyone should know it's all a bunch of crap, and the truth is space aliens will soon swarm in and eat us all alive...
Mar 21, 2024 11:19:53 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Everyone should know it's all a bunch of crap, and the truth is space aliens will soon swarm in and eat us all alive...
You have to stop borrowing ideas from sci-fi movies.
Mar 21, 2024 11:30:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
You have to stop borrowing ideas from sci-fi movies.
I don't watch movies of any kind. I know this because I was beamed up to an alien space ship and the beautiful alien female, just after forcing me to have sex with her, told me they will soon eat all the earthlings, so no need to wring our hands over all the malarkey spewed forth by the gov't media...
Mar 21, 2024 11:31:42 #
BigDaddy wrote:
I don't watch movies of any kind. I know this because I was beamed up to an alien space ship and the beautiful alien female, just after forcing me to have sex with her, told me they will soon eat all the earthlings, so no need to wring our hands over all the malarkey spewed forth by the gov't media...
I've seen their cookbook: "To Serve Man."
Mar 21, 2024 12:19:01 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've seen their cookbook: "To Serve Man."
"How to Serve Man"?
I laughed... "We finally decoded it."
Mar 21, 2024 12:27:29 #
Haenzel
Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands
BigDaddy wrote:
First it was global cooling would kill us all. Ne... (show quote)
It al depends on what you consider to be a trusty source. There is a lot of crap in the (social) media, always has been...Use your brain instead of stating that each claim is crap.
Mar 21, 2024 12:52:13 #
tuatara
Loc: Orig. NZ - currently SF area
BigDaddy wrote:
First it was global cooling would kill us all. Ne... (show quote)
Ignorance, especially the wilfull type, is the biggest danger. Knowledge about these subjects is constantly improving, sometimes voiding what we thought we knew, and being 78 is no excuse for not trying to keep up.
Mar 21, 2024 13:39:12 #
Bill_R
Loc: Southeastern Wisconsin
jerryc41 wrote:
I've seen their cookbook: "To Serve Man."
Yes, I believe they call themselves the Kanemits.............
Mar 21, 2024 14:25:00 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've seen their cookbook: "To Serve Man."
BTW the beautiful alien was, believe it or not PURPLE!!!
Mar 21, 2024 14:29:27 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
jerryc41 wrote:
It seems that a declining population could be a bi... (show quote)
Then perhaps those who are now the working population should manage their own retirement NOW. Then they won't have to worry about who's going to take care of them. It worked for me.
Mar 21, 2024 15:14:33 #
BigDaddy wrote:
First it was global cooling would kill us all. Ne... (show quote)
Maybe the aliens are benevolent enough to kill before eating.
We do that to pigs, chickens, and cows, etc.
Mar 21, 2024 15:15:50 #
cahale wrote:
Then perhaps those who are now the working population should manage their own retirement NOW. Then they won't have to worry about who's going to take care of them. It worked for me.
Ideal thought, but what's the solution for those just making ends meet? Aother job?
Mar 21, 2024 15:55:53 #
BigDaddy wrote:
BTW the beautiful alien was, believe it or not PURPLE!!!
Yes, a "purple people-eater."
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