From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 11/16/25 13:27, Christian Weisgerber wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-16, a425couple  wrote:   
   >   
   >> The novel is set on Earth in the year 2381, when the population of the   
   >> planet has reached 75 billion people.[4] Population growth has   
   >> skyrocketed due to a quasi-religious belief in human reproduction as the   
   >> highest possible good.   
   >   
   > Going from 8 billions now, that reflects a modest population growth   
   > of 20.5% for each 30-year generation.   
   >   
      
   	Remember that attrition occurs. Plus generations were reckoned   
   at 20 years but that was 70 years ago when I was in school.   
   	Maybe the 30 year figure is based on data?   
      
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