Remember the Great Depression, when the number of marriages and births dropped to an historic low because it was "too expensive" (and, conversely, condoms sales soared!)? One has to wonder if the same kind of knock off effect will happen in this dreadful economy and time of horrendous social and political upheaval. Perhaps what happened when the South Koreans were so fearful of the North Koreans' foray into nuclear weapons will happen around the world...they bought lots and lots of condoms!! and the birth rate dropped like a stone that year. One could argue that this would be a very good thing, as the poor old Earth groans under the weight of toooooo many people.
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