Re:Surplus population (Score 1)

Kind of short of rational means for deliberate population reduction on a global scale. A lottery would have to be imposed, would warp civilization. Maybe reducing fertility somehow. Abruptly reducing energy sources might work, though that would result in a messy die-off. We could put an advertising outfit to work convincing people to not reproduce, or not have children until they're over 35, or maybe not after they're 15. We could get a bit more crazy and consider the beneficial effects on evolution (punctuated equilbrium) of increasing the background radiation levels. I think a rational decision is more to the point than rational means. The trick is to avoid nasty means.