How's this for Christmas as The Raven has announced his engagement. There's only one question to ask, right: you will make lots of babies, yes?
He said they will wait until they're ready ... but they always say that, don't they.
There's been a lot of discussion lately about models of unlimited growth with some even claiming economies can grow infinitely but the resources of the world and the ability to produce energy aren't there to support that. The problem isn't that there are too few resources but rather there are too many people.
But I still say to my nephew to go forth and make many babies.
Note: American birth rate said to be about half what it was in the Eisenhower years when people were making Baby Boomers but I saw the figures some while ago and didn't pursue the theme.
(Ed: Americans use more stuff)
That's true and it's a lot more per head than other places ... but ... these Millennials have an awareness of a great many things. They don't seem quite so sure what to do about them but they have the awareness. I'm pretty sure they outnumber the Baby Boomers so they can almost certainly make anything happen when they start flexing their muscles to do it.
The Raven and I talked a long time ago about having lots of chilluns and it was charming how much he looked forward to it. I never did look forward like that and, without going into any deep personal detail, the Mystery Lady wasn't heartbroken either when we did not have kids. I've never seen it as selfishness but rather focus as there were too many other things we would rather be doing.
(Ed: you failed the assignment as Smart People must reproduce)
Yah, that is kind of an assignment for the future in case someone gets the Smart Genes and (gasp) actually uses them. I did fail that one but the Raven has them and the Future Missus presumably has them as well.
Therefore ...
Go forth, young Raven, and make many babies, go for a dozen and they can follow you around like Lorenz and his ducklings. Yah, go forth and read "Cheaper by the Dozen" as well. Yah, that's the ticket ... cheaper by the dozen.
(Ed: the Earth is going to magically heal itself or what?)
The Millennials have the awareness of it. Whether they have the will to do anything about it remains to be seen but their passion is high and they're informed. "The Road" showed a ridiculously pessimistic future as everything dies ... everything ... birds, trees, animals, grass ... all dead. Any future is a possibility but that one is predicated on lack of action before there was total devastation of the Earth. I don't believe that will come. As resources decline, awareness will increase of the urgency of the need to manage things better and the awareness is high already so I don't believe it will get to "The Road" because they won't let it.
(Ed: the North and South poles are melting, it's crazy to bring more people into the world)
It's not crazy as these people are the ones who will have the awareness to do something about it. Bringing more babies into the world is precisely the right thing to do. That isn't the baby making that needs much management as there isn't that much of it anyway. This isn't a Silas eugenics program but rather it's probably a majority of places in the world where people do not have education, access to or can't afford adequate birth control, etc, etc. The Millennials seem more keenly aware of this and they're the ones who will act.
Hot tip: the poles will melt anyway and it's not the first time. As to the world going all to Hell from it, well, that doesn't seem likely or we wouldn't be here because of the consequences from the last time it happened. To my taste, it's much better to live in a warming world than with an Ice Age advance. Now that would suck ... in a hundred thousand years or so.
This was a pretty swell gift and many babies will be yet more. I keep getting the Cheaper by the Dozen image as The Raven kind of likes to dress like that.
Note: I can't be mellowing. I refuse to accept that.
He said they will wait until they're ready ... but they always say that, don't they.
There's been a lot of discussion lately about models of unlimited growth with some even claiming economies can grow infinitely but the resources of the world and the ability to produce energy aren't there to support that. The problem isn't that there are too few resources but rather there are too many people.
But I still say to my nephew to go forth and make many babies.
Note: American birth rate said to be about half what it was in the Eisenhower years when people were making Baby Boomers but I saw the figures some while ago and didn't pursue the theme.
(Ed: Americans use more stuff)
That's true and it's a lot more per head than other places ... but ... these Millennials have an awareness of a great many things. They don't seem quite so sure what to do about them but they have the awareness. I'm pretty sure they outnumber the Baby Boomers so they can almost certainly make anything happen when they start flexing their muscles to do it.
The Raven and I talked a long time ago about having lots of chilluns and it was charming how much he looked forward to it. I never did look forward like that and, without going into any deep personal detail, the Mystery Lady wasn't heartbroken either when we did not have kids. I've never seen it as selfishness but rather focus as there were too many other things we would rather be doing.
(Ed: you failed the assignment as Smart People must reproduce)
Yah, that is kind of an assignment for the future in case someone gets the Smart Genes and (gasp) actually uses them. I did fail that one but the Raven has them and the Future Missus presumably has them as well.
Therefore ...
Go forth, young Raven, and make many babies, go for a dozen and they can follow you around like Lorenz and his ducklings. Yah, go forth and read "Cheaper by the Dozen" as well. Yah, that's the ticket ... cheaper by the dozen.
(Ed: the Earth is going to magically heal itself or what?)
The Millennials have the awareness of it. Whether they have the will to do anything about it remains to be seen but their passion is high and they're informed. "The Road" showed a ridiculously pessimistic future as everything dies ... everything ... birds, trees, animals, grass ... all dead. Any future is a possibility but that one is predicated on lack of action before there was total devastation of the Earth. I don't believe that will come. As resources decline, awareness will increase of the urgency of the need to manage things better and the awareness is high already so I don't believe it will get to "The Road" because they won't let it.
(Ed: the North and South poles are melting, it's crazy to bring more people into the world)
It's not crazy as these people are the ones who will have the awareness to do something about it. Bringing more babies into the world is precisely the right thing to do. That isn't the baby making that needs much management as there isn't that much of it anyway. This isn't a Silas eugenics program but rather it's probably a majority of places in the world where people do not have education, access to or can't afford adequate birth control, etc, etc. The Millennials seem more keenly aware of this and they're the ones who will act.
Hot tip: the poles will melt anyway and it's not the first time. As to the world going all to Hell from it, well, that doesn't seem likely or we wouldn't be here because of the consequences from the last time it happened. To my taste, it's much better to live in a warming world than with an Ice Age advance. Now that would suck ... in a hundred thousand years or so.
This was a pretty swell gift and many babies will be yet more. I keep getting the Cheaper by the Dozen image as The Raven kind of likes to dress like that.
Note: I can't be mellowing. I refuse to accept that.
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