Sorry about your friend, man. It is absolutely fucked up how little they give a shit who their lies affect. On the one hand, I want to make fun of people for falling for it, but I know they think they're doing the right thing. It's like a brainwashed cult member drinking the koolaid. I usually drop some facts on the overpopulation mythers like:
- The whole world's population could fit in the state of Texas
- Only 1% of the population is growing food for the other 99%
- Over HALF of all food is thrown away.
No one one could articulated it better than you just did. Years ago, I too tended to laugh at people that believed in this BS. I didn't really know 'where' my old friend was at with any of this. People change over the years. We only get snapshots of it as time goes on. It's not very revealing either. I'm suspecting the-- 'Save the planet. Kill yourself' brainwashing was a factor in my friend's death. There's way too many powerful misanthropes out there pedaling this shit. Too many people are actually believing in this BS. It's very harmful and sick. I don't take it lightly anymore.
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