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Pretty much this. It was a huge disappointment for me to understand that even if I made a revolutionary discovery and doubled the yield of food crops, people wo
by barelyauser 2y ago
Pretty much this. It was a huge disappointment for me to understand that even if I made a revolutionary discovery and doubled the yield of food crops, people would reproduce and the prices (and availability) of food would not change.
- fellowniusmonk 2y agoI don't think food scarcity/availability/price plays any appreciable role in developed nations birth rates but I'd be willing to consider evidence that it does.
- al_borland 2y agoI think price is a factor. It isn’t uncommon for someone to say, “another mouth to feed.” When adding people to a family, food is probably the biggest non-negotiable cost going up. I’d also expect to see a strong correlation between family size and the percent of meals eaten at home. Going out to eat quickly becomes unaffordable as family size grows.
- Animats 2y agoPopulation is no longer food limited. Obesity, though...
- getwiththeprog 2y agoYes, but if you invented a system of crop rotation that you could play Doom on, now that would get some traction :)