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> the overly optimistic studies showed that ~70% of Earth's land has been significantly affected by humans

Okay — why is that a catastrophe to which the solution is reducing human population?

> Clearly young people in Somalia are financially better off then, and we should emulate their policies.

Sarcasm doesn’t detract from my point that policy and cultural choices in developed nations dominate why people aren’t having kids.

I think you lack a reply now that data agreed with me.



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