Angus2018 wrote: » Nobody, Like I said its a taboo subject because you can't just make laws to stop breeding without the enormous repercussions years later or reduce population like they do for example to the Phonenix park deer when there are too much. Over population is a very complicated issue. Right now Dublin is over populated so rent is sky high, not enough houses, people can't get jobs, public transport is just about coping, big drug and homeless problems, lots of petty crime, roads clogged up at peak traffic times, many people commuting large distances and all of these are only getting worse. There isn't really anything that can be done, at least not with our government our culture. Compared to some Indian cities Dublin is a utopia but that doesn't change whats happening. When resources become scarce it will lead to war. When food becomes scarce that will lead to famine. When people are crammed together into cities unable to cope with that kind of population that will lead to all manners of disease. Thats what will combat overpopulation.
Captain Obvious wrote: » Yeah, I can't remember the last time I saw an immigration thread on Boards
spotifiedman wrote: » They say that cannibalism is the most taboo thing in almost all societies but I disagree. I think that it's death and suicide. From talking to people day to day and looking at online forums, there seems to be huge knee-jerk reaction compared to any other topic discussed. Don't know if people have found this as well.
steamsey wrote: » In Ireland, I'd say it's the lack of willingness for public debate on scroungers, social welfare lifers, and those who irresponsibly have families with no intention of supporting themselves and their offspring by actually working for a living. Another way of saying this is that there does not seem to be much talk about whether we can afford our social welfare bill, which is going to sky rocket as these families have more and more kids who are born with their hands out. Our social welfare bill is €20+ billion. One attempted segway into this area was Varadkar, like him or not, when he had his "welfare cheats cheat us all" thing there a while ago and was lambasted for what was, objectively, a very clear and sensible message. I'm not talking about everyone who benefits from social welfare payments of course, but there are more than a few wasters out there, and policy seems to be to placate them quickly before the media turns on the government. Somewhere along the way, these people starting using the phrase "forever home". I have a mortgage like most of the country, and I work to maintain it. But it is not a forever home. If I stop working, I'll eventually be turfed out. The mindset that, without working hard to maintain it, you can have a "forever home" is as depressing as it is infuriating. We may be undermining our entire society with the way we are handling this stuff. It's become more difficult to see why, other than maintaining your moral self, one would choose to actually work. Many might be only slightly worse off if they went down the welfare route, and this gap is narrowing.
PlaneSpeeking wrote: » That men and women are physically different and sometimes some jobs are best done by one sex.
Hector Bellend wrote: » If a criminal sexual act is committed to tape and is broadcast on the internet why wouldnt a prosecution ensue?
Shenshen wrote: » How is that a taboo? I'm perfectly happy to state that I re-grouted the bathroom over the weekend, I don't feel the least bit shameful about that.
sbsquarepants wrote: » Do you do nixers, my en suite is in an awful state!:D
ohnonotgmail wrote: » i have no intention of googling that first one.
Hector Bellend wrote: » Has there ever been one that didnt degenerate to the point of irrelevance?
PlaneSpeeking wrote: » Perhaps I've shared an office space with a radical feminist for too long! I once said fathers were just as good at taking care of their children as women, and Serena Williams banging on about being a "working mom" was getting on my nerves - as she's not the only top tennis player with kids (Roger Federer has two sets of twins e.g.) You'd think I'd suggested releasing anthrax in an orphanage!
Shenshen wrote: » Soo... you assume a taboo is something people have different opinions about? I thought it was actually quite the opposite.
PlaneSpeeking wrote: » No, I'm talking about taboo as in expressing an opinion and told it's "wrong". Easier to say nothing.
Shenshen wrote: » Well, in that case it's taboo to have a tattoo, taboo to have a general healthcare system, taboo to not baptise or to baptise children, taboo to be vegetarian, taboo to be left-handed, taboo to drink alcohol, taboo that men have long hair (or women short hair, for that matter)... I've been told at various points in my life by various people that these things are wrong. I never felt that made them taboo, though?
Your Face wrote: » Being genuinely eccentric.
take everything wrote: » Eccentric is only cool if you for into a category of eccentricism. Being an outsider of outsiders is not a nice place.
spotifiedman wrote: » They say that cannibalism is the most taboo thing in almost all societies but I disagree.
Angus2018 wrote: » Overpopulation and its effect on the future of our planet.
Deleted User wrote: » Conformity. For all the talk about individualism, there are incredible pressures in society to make you conform to someone else's approved way of life.
Capt'n Midnight wrote: » Which leads on toA Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick,
Hector Bellend wrote: » Dublin isnt overpopulated really. Its underresourced from a housing point of view.
