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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
I totally agree with speed governors, I've been dreaming of them for a long while.
An other objection I hear from people against them is "What if pirates get a hold on one of those devices?"
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"What if pirates?" "What if terrorists?" That's a lousy reason not to do something sensible. Worried about criminals? Step up law enforcement.
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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
As for a previous post on natality control, I believe that couples procreating should be allowed a maximum of one child per person (two per couple). If you count that not everybody wants children, population will dwindle naturally, as it does here.
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A logical strategy, except I'd argue that we need to decrease our numbers far faster than that... so let's go with one child per couple to start, and if numbers don't go down fast enough, the option to go to a lottery system.
I know, I know, no one wants to hear that... but we're not talking about a minor inconvenience, a few fewer french fries for everyone, we're talking about the oversaturation of a planet that is already oversaturated with humans by
at least a factor of 1,000, and saving
entire populations from starvation.