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OKIsItJustMe

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20. Money is not a requirement, but (like genetics) it can certainly help

Reply to Traurigkeit (Reply #18)

Mon May 27, 2024, 08:37 PM

May 2024

My father used to say, “Whether you’re rich or poor, it’s good to have money.”

Donald Trump’s family had plenty of money. Joe Biden’s did not. (Need I say more?)

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The massive imbalance of species... Think. Again. May 2024 #1

Chicken? Egg? OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #5

No chickens, no eggs, just idiocy. Think. Again. May 2024 #7

In past ages, people had lots of children, because many of them would not survive to adulthood OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #10

Reducing excessive population levels would reduce energy needs. Think. Again. May 2024 #13

Are you proposing "culling?" Because we cannot wait for the decades it would take. OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #14

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Don't suppose I was supporting the cause of the "pro-natalists." OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #16

And there it is. Brenda May 2024 #21

I don't get it either... Think. Again. May 2024 #22

Yeah, that and I suppose it could be part fundamentalist religious Brenda May 2024 #23

I've always thought... Think. Again. May 2024 #24

That's true. Brenda May 2024 #25

There's also a fear of "them" outnumbering "us" OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #35

See my post #26. -nt CrispyQ May 2024 #27

My point was... OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #31

We need a new economic system. We're consuming our planet for the profit of a few. CrispyQ May 2024 #26

Oh... There's some validity to the whole issue of an inverted pyramid OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #34

Yeah, I understand the money aspect and we def need a new system. Brenda May 2024 #36

I heard a climate scientist being interviewed recently who said that 50% of all non-pave land is devoted to agriculture. Lonestarblue May 2024 #28

Effective Altruism is a Cult Metaphorical May 2024 #2

Too many humans already for this Dear Rock named Earth. It'll still be here, and thrive, once Traurigkeit May 2024 #3

Don't count on it OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #6

The Earth will thrive, whatever that lives or not lives on surface doesn't really matter. Traurigkeit May 2024 #8

What Lovelock meant was that nothing might live OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #11

Limiting yourself to organics ? Traurigkeit May 2024 #17

Actually, Lovelock did not. OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #19

"If we damage the ecosystem thoroughly enough, it may not be able to recover..." CrispyQ May 2024 #29

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I know at least one. SarahD May 2024 #4

He had his Father's money, Elon didn't do anything. Traurigkeit May 2024 #9

Nature? Nurture? OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #12

Give the kids PLENTY of $$$ to nurture them well Traurigkeit May 2024 #18

Money is not a requirement, but (like genetics) it can certainly help OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #20

There's Another Way To Solve the Population Bomb Deep State Witch May 2024 #30

That's not the "population bomb" I'm concerned about OKIsItJustMe May 2024 #33

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Hear Hear! Deep State Witch May 2024 #39