ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes Thread August 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion
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With birthrates of 1.5 children or less per woman that might not be true.
If a population has an average birthrate of 1.5 children but a small subset, say Amish or Hasidic Jews have a much, much higher birthrate, then in the long-run the population birthrate will likely be much higher than 1.5.
The Amish are a problem that's quite separate from curing aging. They likely wouldn't use it.
A population with a high birth rate grows exponentially even without curing aging.