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by skywal_l 769 days ago
Another quote:

> "The green revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed; otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only. Most people still fail to comprehend the magnitude and menace of the "Population Monster"...Since man is potentially a rational being, however, I am confident that within the next two decades he will recognize the self-destructive course he steers along the road of irresponsible population growth..."

Finding out the author of this quote is left as an exercise to the reader...

1 comments

He’s not wrong I think. What’s the implication here?
I'd guess "Malthusianism = doom = sad = bad = wrong", judging from how the topic of population gets received here every goddamn time it comes up.