More people on the planet is not the solution we should be seeking

Re: “Why dads, not ‘duds,’ are important for the baby bust,” Sept. 3 commentary

The commentary about the worldwide declining birth rate misses a fundamental point: Population cannot continue to expand indefinitely.

Global resources are finite, and population levels eventually must follow. Already, first-world nations were experiencing a pause, and now decline, in the number of births. Japan, for one, has been coping with an aging population, the unmistakable sign, for decades.

The conversation should be about doing more with less and not pushing past an unsustainable consumption of Earth’s gifts. We need to worry less about fertility and more about ‘making do’ with fewer people. Our ingenuity will do the rest.

Harry P

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