Despite the evident threat to the well being of our descendants some idiots keep asserting that the “Population bomb theory is a myth“.
What complete nonsense! For one thing China’s “economic miracle” comes after 30 years of having a one child policy, for another, despite improvements in some areas we still can’t provide decent standards for a substantial fraction of the world’s population, and for a third, to maintain the standards of those who do now live in luxury is already having environmental consequences (eg ocean acidification and global warming) that appear to be beyond our control. It is thus grossly irresponsible to keep betting on future technology to provide an acceptable standard of living for a population that keeps growing faster than we can bribe it into satiated infertility. Shame on those who continue putting all of our children at risk!