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[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's ficked that there's even a "replacement level" in the first place

That's so fucking dystopian

[-] FearTheCron@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's a complex subject that deserves legitimate scientific study. There are known detrimental effects of low fertility rates in a country, but they often take a long time to manifest. However, there are also many examples of horrific consequences of governments trying to affect fertility rate.

[-] Skyrmir@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

I'm trying to think of a real world example of government breeding growth that's gone wrong, but I can't think of any.

There's plenty of examples of breeding control that have gone horrific of course. I just can't think of the opposite example.

[-] FearTheCron@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That Wikipedia article link reminds me of the fucked up thing nestle did with baby formula

[-] FearTheCron@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

For sure. Somehow Nestle still pisses me off more though. Corporations that get too powerful are the real danger to us today in my opinion. But they draw a lot of parallels with the old corrupt communist regimes.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The phrase "breeding control" makes me so fucking uncomfortable

[-] solstice@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

..It's a really super basic entry level concept in understanding demographics and populations, plus economics, human geography, migration trends, society in general, etc. There's nothing dystopian about it. (Arguably, the fact that people instantly think such studies are dystopic is itself dystopic.)

[-] grissee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

it's pretty simple actually, 2.1, a pair to make baby + 0.1 for unforeseen circumstance

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