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Somalia population 1987: 6.1 million.

2017 population: 11.4 million.

Just one country, but that might have something to do with it.

2100: 58 million. I can only imagine the environmental destruction that will go along with that.

https://www.populationpyramid.net/somalia/2017/

Meanwhile, what do countries like Somalia produce to enrich our civilization? The country has zero scientific output:

https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs/generate/All/glo...

And foreign aid makes up 23% of their GDP.

In business it is common to dispense with non-performing assets. Can entire countries and peoples be non-performing? This might sound harsh, but in the era of resource depletion and global warming, mother nature herself is going to be harsh.

I think our aid should be wholly in the form of contraception, not food. A ballooning African population is good for nobody.

parent ponzored 8 years ago

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