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In David Attenborough’s new documentary, the first thing he recommends to save our planet/species is stabilizing the human population.
For so long, I’ve heard people say, “Overpopulation isn’t a problem” . And I’ve seen people on environmental forums say all sorts of things, but they barely address this problem, even though it’s long been obvious. That there are way, way too many people. Even in my lifetime, the number has increased by a third. From 5 billion to almost 8 billion. I go anywhere, walk anywhere, and there are always people there. And I don’t like being in crowds at all.
Now, in David Attenborough’s new Netflix documentary, he ends with a list of things we can do to help bring wildlife back into the world and, essentially, save our planet so we can continue to live on it.
The first thing he says we should do? Stabilize the population. Stop exponential growth.
Up until this point, I was watching a movie—well, yeah, yeah, it doesn’t cover the most important stuff again. Now there’s something about vertical gardens and changing eating habits, planting flowers for butterflies and bees, and so on.
Honestly, while there are certainly many nuances in the statements, population control, education for everyone, especially girls, which in some regions of our planet is still unavailable or is carried out with the aim of raising them in the way the state wants—that’s what I’ve been thinking about and continue to think about practically since my teenage years. All these endless labubs and other productions—yes, they’ve been shouting about them everywhere for a long time. But regarding population: some people come to this on their own, studying our world and getting educated. But such people, as you understand, are always in the minority.
By the way, there’s a good movie called “Capernaum” (2018), I always recommend everyone watch it. In it, a boy sues his parents for giving birth to him. Look, this isn’t science fiction or a made-up story. This is real life. Cont. In 1 comment->