Hacker News with Generative AI: Overpopulation

Behavioral Sink (wikipedia.org)
"Behavioral sink" is a term invented by ethologist John B. Calhoun to describe a collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation.
Overpopulation, Animal Behavior, Psychology, Ethology
5 points by simonebrunozzi 4 days ago | 0 comments
The Population Bomb (1968) (wikipedia.org)
The Population Bomb is a 1968 book co-authored by former Stanford University professor Paul R. Ehrlich and former Stanford senior researcher in conservation biology Anne H. Ehrlich.[1][2] From the opening page, it predicted worldwide famines due to overpopulation, as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action to limit population growth.
Overpopulation, Environmentalism, Social Impact, Books, History
12 points by simonebrunozzi 4 days ago | 0 comments
Why it is important not to have children (2012) (stallman.org)
The most important thing you can do, avoid global heating disaster and make a positive contribution to the world, is avoid having children. The numbers, which were calculated for modern America, say that having a child equals roughly 36 round-trip transatlantic flights per year.
Climate Change, Overpopulation, Environmentalism, Ethics
11 points by likeabatterycar 77 days ago | 10 comments