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If I have the chance to abstract the decision, $0. I expect decreased population to increase the chance of a desireable long term future (ie. One without human extinction.)
In most cases, I would suffer extreme akrasia when faced with such a decision. I have remarkably strong emotional impulses towards heroism. Not so much the 'being a hero' part. It's more like I experience wrath for whatever 'bad thing' (such as death) is occurring and would combat it even when it made me appear the villain.
Don't worry, the aforementioned akrasia and the rather low weight I place on the topic will prevent me from declaring a jihad on excess population.
In human social situations the optimal response it seldom to answer it, at least not directly. With morally relevant questions in particular the correct action is to respond in such a way as to demonstrate in group status. To do otherwise is either naive or contrary.
This is a rare case in that I actually appreciate the downvote (metaphoric status slap). This demonstrates (to me at least) that what we do in these threads is a very different thing to multiplication, and the discussion thereof. Given that this sort of discussion is one where I expect impulses towards bias to be amplified keeping that fact primed is important. (To me at least. There is of course the 'punish those who don't punish the defectors' strategy to be aware of.)