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68. “No One Can Resist a Jolly, Happy Pig.”

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Are Pigs Going to Die? Is There a United Union for Pigs?

Pigs would not so much care that their kind sist in large numbers. I don't want to kill off a whole bunch of us, but our planet was not really built to hold eight billion people. Rather than kill us off, it would be nice if we had fewer children who had greater resources and better access to health care. Some philosophers believe that the maximization of welfare is adding up across how many people there are; i think that's crazy.

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