From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <10ffrqr$12513$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Cryptoengineer   wrote:   
   >On 11/16/2025 4:27 PM, 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.   
   >>   
   >   
   >I recall a good deal of near-porn in the book, to emphasize the   
   >social drive to procreate. Its very much a 'casual sex world'.   
   >   
   >It *was* 1970, and Silverberg knew what would appeal to his   
   >fans.   
   >   
   >Other 'crowded Earth' stories:   
   >   
   >Best known is probably 'Make Room! Make Room! by Harry   
   >Harrison (1966), which has 7 billion in 1999.   
   >   
   >There's also 'Billenium' by Ballard (1961), with 20 billion.   
   >Probably set in 21st century.   
   >   
   >The crowded Earth I'm aware of is "A Torrent of   
   >Faces" by James Blish and Norman Knight. That had an   
   >Earth population of 1 trillion in 2794.   
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