74 Bleak Friday, 8 Billion Post-Mortem and Damage Done by Guilt

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Examining news coverage and commentaries about human population passing 8 billion on November 15, we unpack the reasons far too many of us avoid discourse about human overpopulation. Why are we tap-dancing around the very dialogue needed so people around the world can make informed, responsible family-size decisions? We conclude the guilt many feel about their privilege is actually hurting those who don’t share our fortune.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Also, find out why Black Friday was really bleak, and how TV networks refused to run Buy Nothing Day commercials. Plus, should Dave get over his obsession with phantom power and wall warts? And, how do you approach the occupant of an idling vehicle and educate them about wasting gas and needlessly polluting – without getting shot?</span><span class= "s1"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">LINKS:</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth</em> – the documentary (see it free)<br /></span><span class="s2"><a href= "https://tinyurl.com/growthbustersmovie" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://tinyurl.com/growthbustersmovie</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>World Population Hits 8 Billion: What Do People on the Street Think?</em> – our YouTube video<br /></span><a href="https://youtu.be/ncT-J5BsVuc" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "s1">https://youtu.be/ncT-J5BsVuc </span></a></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>8 Billion is Too Many: Don’t be a Twit About Overpopulation</em> – Episode 73 of GrowthBusters podcast<br /></span><a href= "https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/</a></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Child-Free by Choice: The Birth Rate Crisis Gripping the West</em> <strong><em>-</em></strong> by Rosa Silverman in the UK Telegraph<br /></span><span class= "s2"><a href= "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/child-