Animals that
survived through the evolutionary process were not necessarily the largest, the
strongest or the smartest; but those most adaptable to change. Survival was a competition, and the
physically weak, the mentally weak and the stupid were culled from the heard
early. Food, shelter and sex were the
priorities for survival, and the ability to adapt was the prerequisite for
passing on genetic traits.
Today humans
have freed themselves from evolutionary constraints, which accounts for today’s
burgeoning population growth. The physically
weak, the mentally deficient and outright stupid people are able to survive in
today’s technologically society.
Homo Sapiens
had existed for 300,000 years, since they first appeared in Africa; but it was
not until 1800 that the population finally topped one-billion. It
took 125 years (from 1800 until 1925) for population to expand to two-billion;
thirty-five years later (1960) human population hit three-billion; fourteen
years later (1974) four-billion, thirteen years later (1987) five-billion;
twelve years later (1999) six billion; twelve years later (2011) seven billion.
Today,
November 17, 2019 at 10 p.m., the world population stands at 7,744,609,768 (Seven
billion, seven hundred forty-four million, six hundred nine thousand, seven
hundred sixty-eight) and increasing at the net rate of 204,000 per day.
So, what
does this mean? I don’t fucking know.
Two
interesting web links:
The Ol’BUzzard
*raises hand and waves it madly at the teacher*
ReplyDeleteWait. Wait, I know. I know. Is it possibly the fact that many people are living longer into their 80s and 90s due to medical breakthroughs or is it that stupid people are hip to the laws of nature. Other than that I ain't got nothin.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/07/world-population-stop-growing/595165/
ReplyDeletehas the population leveling off at 11b in 2100 because it stops growing.
No wonder I can't go anywhere without "being in everyone's way".
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