[defrost]

Nor is a continuously expanding human population.

Nonetheless, large families throughout time and space have somehow managed to survive without a yank tank, this suggests that while they may be desirable they are hardly neccessary.

[philwelch]

They’ve also managed to survive without running water or antibiotics. And if you’re really worried about overpopulation, we could go a step further and eliminate the entire practice of medicine. Large families went without modern medicine for thousands of years, plus then we wouldn’t need to worry about maintaining road infrastructure for ambulances.