Avian Flu could affect the world far more and potentially kill hundreds of millions of people if not billions, but it certainly doesn't seem to be in the news these days...
Problem with population control is no country wants to limit their own growth and power by limiting their capacity to increase numbers.
China tries but the reality is no one is policed outside of major cities and towns. And most people consider it barbaric of that country to have a one child policy anyway, its an even tougher question.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
Isn't Avian Flu the new SARS or Mad Cow or killer bees? Or did it get serious again?
| megaman79 said: Problem with population control is no country wants to limit their own growth and power by limiting their capacity to increase numbers. China tries but the reality is no one is policed outside of major cities and towns. And most people consider it barbaric of that country to have a one child policy anyway, its an even tougher question. |
Maybe there are better ways to do it... A good start would be to not glorify/give bonuses to people who have more kids than fingers. Give some economic incentive to people with less than three kids for example.
The problem is that in developed countries, many people don't care about the economic side (at least not yet), and in developing countries, people haven't been educated about condoms and/or can't afford them. Giving them for free would solve this problem, and how much would that really cost?
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I dont want to start but isn't religion half the problem? Secondly i cannot believe that the money given to causes such as unicef and MSF doesn't pay for rubbers. Your right, its got to be cheaper than medicine
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
NJ5 said:
Maybe there are better ways to do it... A good start would be to not glorify/give bonuses to people who have more kids than fingers. Give some economic incentive to people with less than three kids for example. The problem is that in developed countries, many people don't care about the economic side (at least not yet), and in developing countries, people haven't been educated about condoms and/or can't afford them. Giving them for free would solve this problem, and how much would that really cost?
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I don't think the population growth in developing countries has to do with education or the affordability of condoms ...
You have to understand the difference in how children are seen in the developed western countries, and countries that are developing. In the developed western countries a child is (primarily) seen as a drain on your resources and anyone who has more than a couple of children is sacrificing their standard of living, in contrast in the developing world children are seen as an investment because they can start earning money at a (very) early age and will take care of you when you 'retire.'
The best way to control population is to focus on develop the undeveloped countries around the world, but this is not (necessarily) easy because you will find resistance from the useless children of wealthy people who think that the lifestyle in developing nations is "quaint" and shouldn't be disturbed.
| HappySqurriel said: I don't think the population growth in developing countries has to do with education or the affordability of condoms ... You have to understand the difference in how children are seen in the developed western countries, and countries that are developing. In the developed western countries a child is (primarily) seen as a drain on your resources and anyone who has more than a couple of children is sacrificing their standard of living, in contrast in the developing world children are seen as an investment because they can start earning money at a (very) early age and will take care of you when you 'retire.' The best way to control population is to focus on develop the undeveloped countries around the world, but this is not (necessarily) easy because you will find resistance from the useless children of wealthy people who think that the lifestyle in developing nations is "quaint" and shouldn't be disturbed.
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Even for the developing countries, clearly there's a point when kids start being a drain on your resources. Otherwise, hunger wouldn't be such a big problem. For those cases, education and contraception could help.
My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957
they just don't want mcdonalds and starbucks everwhere
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
Can I point out that ethanol can be made from crude oil? Though, that would be missing the point entirely.
| MontanaHatchet said: Avian Flu could affect the world far more and potentially kill hundreds of millions of people if not billions, but it certainly doesn't seem to be in the news these days... |
Is there an actual way to stop that?
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