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I work with a man in the Ecuadorian Amazon who is a member of an ethnic group that reached a low of possibly only 400 individuals before a cultural change that made them more open to marriage with outsiders and healed some internal fighting that lead to many deaths.

He claims that his multiple wives and 10 children are all about bringing the numbers back up and a service to his people. I don't think anyone is fooled by this claim, least of all him. If a couple has a nice relationship, like kids and have no love of birth control, have at it, but don't pretend it is a public service.

It is a strange world we live in when there are so many big families with smart kids that would love to have a job and not mind paying taxes when they're the right age, but no one wants to let them near the places where a younger population is needed.