Apathetic Australians?

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Yes of course medicine and better standards of living for many has increased lifespans immeasurably, but I think it's unwise to discount the fact that life is much 'safer' now than it was then.

So explain why an Africa that has clearly become less safe also has a massive population explosion? Some of the world's greatest and most recent genocides are Africa. The entire central Africa is in constant conflict every decade. It's not unusual for a million to die. That is a safer continent? Hardly. But then studies on this topic defined what the populations in Africa have recently exploded. Better human services, nutrition, and medical treatment.

Meanwhile, and in contradiction of Hollywood fiction, large numbers of families trekked across the American frontier without guns. A typical family might have had one gun. Are more people alive in the western US now that more guns are available? Hardly. Violence has played a minor part in causing or suppressing a population explosion.

So what does that say about boy genius with sunglasses in Australia?