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[Nadaka]

I traded game and good coupon to a friend for steam coal and I got a coupon that was worse version of the coupon I traded away.

at least you have people to trade with.

[nenjin]

There is, like, the entire DFC on Steam to trade with Nadaka.

[Nadaka]

actual youtube comment from a random Ron Paul supporter:

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What we need is a GOVERNMENT THAT WILL REDUCE THE POPULATION TO 500,000,000 by 2050. I hate you human shits so much. The world has too many people and in need of cleansing. Fuck you liberal scum with your "humanitarian" bullshit.

We need to kill off the mentally and physically disabled. They are a waste to take care of. End welfare, public schooling and all social government crap.

[Aklyon]

Crazies are everywhere.
Not really much else to say about that, is there?

[kaijyuu]

actual youtube comment

Try making a youtube comment so stupid no one will take you seriously.


Hint: it's impossible.

[Urist Imiknorris]

I like how he picked a number that's higher than the current population of the US. Get screwing everyone, we have to hit 500 million by 2050.

[Leafsnail]

To be fair, he might be talking about the entire world (and thus he is merely advocating the eradication of some 6,500,000,000 people).

[Aklyon]

That is quite a lot of people.

[SalmonGod]

I know what you're trying to do Nadaka, but I know Ron Paul supporters who would be just as horrified by that statement as you are.

[Nadaka]

The bad thing is that I have known people like that in real life. And I didn't do anything about it.

[Max White]

Now genocidal fruit loops like that are a problem, but let's not get all spotlight fallacy in here.

[SalmonGod]

The bad thing is that I have known people like that in real life. And I didn't do anything about it.

Yeah, so have I, and many more online.  I'm sure there are even more who think it and just don't say it.  I'm more surprised when I encounter people who don't believe that type of crazy actually exists.

[Vorthon]

I wouldn't mind a world population of 500,000,000. I'd just prefer that it would happen gradually due to people actually wanting it to happen. (And thus reducing the number of kids they have, etc. etc.) It's just that 7 billion is a lot for a species of our size.

[Criptfeind]

7 billion is fine.

[alway]

The other issue with too low a population is possibly limiting the potential of the species. There are some theories out there that our near exponential technological growth over the past few centuries has been due in large part to the increasing number of people capable of making contributions to the technology of society; though I haven't personally looked into those claims, so take that with a grain of salt.

As for US population, if it continued at its current rate of growth (.85% annual) we can expect a population of around 420 million by 2050. World population is expected to peak at something like 10-12 billion mid to late 21st century, with much of the growth in developing nations where birth rates decreasing will lag behind the decreasing in death rates due to an increase in wealth. By that point, technology will likely be sufficiently advanced for sustainability as far as food goes, though the increase in standards of living will probably lead to all sorts of raw materials shortages.