From: robertaw@drizzle.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.   
   >   
      
   There is also T. J. Bass's two book series, _Half Past Human_ and _The   
   Godwhale_. The population of Earth in that was about 3 trillion   
   genetically modified humans.   
      
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