In our current state of climate chaos, she often asks herself if it’s selfish for her to bring a child into the world.
ZPG is a catchy acronym that stands for “Zero Population Growth.” The movement was ignited in the late 1960s by Paul Ehrlich’s book, “The Population Bomb.” It advocated — you guessed it — that the population stop growing before it’s too late. The bestselling book is filled with prophesied visions of horrific devastation and perilous warnings.
The movement “Zero Population Growth” was ignited in the late 1960s by Paul Ehrlich’s book, “The Population Bomb.”
But ZPG didn’t completely disappear along with the hippie sub-culture of the 1970s. The movement actually never ceased operations. They simply rebranded as Population Connection in 2002 and today employ a slightly less antagonistic approach to spreading the lie of an overpopulated planet.
The packaging and the audience for these organizations may seem trendy and fresh, but the message remains the same: Humans, especially new ones, are bad.
In 1968, the ZPG movement was born out of the disgusting lie of overpopulation and impending doom. It would be criminal to allow the next generation to forgo bringing precious babies into the world all because a 50-year-old myth got a makeover.