Ah I think I see where you are going. I think you’re saying that because birth rates are coming down that could mean that there is a concerted effort on behalf of some centralized authority to reduce the human population. Let’s just say that if that is the plan, I am 100% on board with it. And I apologize because you are absolutely correct in your earlier post that I would definitely advocate for such an anti-human reproduction policy. I do think the world is grossly overpopulated and would favor reducing our numbers to the sub 50 million mark through generations of birth rate controls (even though I know this will never happen so peacefully). War, famine, or disease will likely (and very unfortunately) be needed instead. That said, sadly for people like me, I think reducing the human population is entirely at odds with what governments want. And as I mentioned before, their policy, propaganda, and cultural programming all support my argument that they are very much pro reproduction. Just like religion and other systems of control, all governments depend upon an unchecked supply of slaves to feed the illusion of their necessity. The birth rate coming down is not a sign of government interference to me. Instead it’s just a sign that more people are realizing that only a fool or dreamer would bring children into this hell hole. It’s just regression to the mean. In my opinion, nothing emboldens government and authoritarianism like a really dumb, poor, scared, and fertile population. People with kids are after all the easiest to threaten and control. If I’m the government, all I have to do is use my monopoly on violence to threaten to separate you from your child and you will comply. Wanna die for your kids? Even better cuz now the kid is entirely under the government’s control. Anyway, I still want to thank you for indulging my curiosity. Even though we are on opposite sides of this argument, I appreciate you taking the time to explain your side of it. I freely admit that I don’t know shit about fuck for certain. Cheers! #grownostr #thinkdangerously