I think that was the result of Dyson's study - a gunner never saw a fighter so they could just as effectively be removed or repalced with fixed guns.
And in Wald's research a night fighter still had some difficulty finding and approaching abomber even with ground radar - so they fired at it (using proximty fuses or upward firing guns) essentially at random points - there was no statsistical bias of the fighter pilot targetting specific systems
Children are a Ponzi scheme - you have lots of children to support you in old age (either directly in 3rd world or via social security in the 1st)
This leads to over population - but screw them, you will be dead.
It's rather like some countries attitude to consuming natural resources, if we don't burn the oil first somebody else will
Generally there is a bounce.
For a generation after women get the chance of a career, education etc the birth rate plumnets - this is the position Italy is in.
Then 20-30 years later those same women have reached positions in politics, industry, education etc where they can influence policy on childcare, maternity leave etc. Then the number of children goes back up - this is the state Scandanavia is in.
Germany is a little odd, remember that less than 20years ago it absorbed a 3rd world country which rather screws up it's stats.
One thing I've learned from my brief time on HN is that HNers don't like humor. I couldn't read your original comment, but I voted this up because this was a funny response.
On the contrary, I love a good joke! I think the problem is sometimes its difficult to differentiate sarcasm, trolling, and idiocy without knowing the person or vocal cues.
The OP wrote the comment on a new account with absolutely no history to guide me. What should be my default take?
And in Wald's research a night fighter still had some difficulty finding and approaching abomber even with ground radar - so they fired at it (using proximty fuses or upward firing guns) essentially at random points - there was no statsistical bias of the fighter pilot targetting specific systems