Speaking of....

[featherynscale]

My father called today to tell me that my sister had another kid. Other people in my family are totally taking up for my non-breedingness.

EDIT: But it's a better story than that. They said that she had not had another kid because she particularly wanted another kid, but that she was allergic to birth control pills. Because, you know, that's your only option.

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Re: You're essentially talking about an Arms Race, Lex.

[lexpendragon.livejournal.com]

That would work, but we're also talking about things on a generational scale. Roughly one generation ago, people in Japan had a hell of a time communicating with people in the US, and having a human being walk on the surface of the moon was a pipe dream.

When we find we need something done, it tends to happen quickly. I genuinely think we will not find alternate fuel sources until we're out of petroleum, and we won't recycle in significant scale until we have no place for the trash. The increasing the population means the need shows up sooner, so we'll have to deal with the problems sooner.

Since the population will be increasing either way, adding people who can help would do more good than not adding anyone.