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Overpopulation isn't (necessarily) about space - we've got plenty of space for new people. It's about resources. How much land does it take to house new people, pave their roads, build their schools, keep up with the rising Western standard of living, and especially, grow their food. The problem with overpopulation isn't necessarily in Western countries, either, where the population growth rate is generally even or negative. It's in developing nations where there are already too few resources to take care of existing populations. Overpopulation destabilizes these societies and leads to violence, famine, yadda yadda yadda.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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