200million is less than 3 percent of the global population, well within normal levels.

Some human specimens and their behaviour make me think that it would be lovely to have some eugenics in our lives.

I think you got the wrong door, the LPT sub is two scrolls down.

Yeah, right. "I refuse to be exploited by the capitalist society, so I'm going to exploit my parents and my girlfriend by leeching money out of them to watch Netflix all day." Very compelling.

Anyone can be a socialist when there is someone else to pay for their socialism. Mr. Eberstadt is clearly an educated and polite man, so he tactfully skirted around saying this directly, but he gives the answer in plain sight. If those guys' parents and partners stopped carrying their lazy deadbeat asses, they'd be back on track in no time.

Except that it is an "either/or" proposition. For an energy system to be feasible, there needs to be a focus on something. Either everyone uses the same technology or nobody does. Europe has thankfully realized this, so they're making a decisive move against fussil fuels in favor of wind and solar. That will be costly, but it is either that or sitting on the fossil needle until we're all screwed.

The planet is almost done for. There is no time or resourses left to spread out.