From:	Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: World Population
Date:	Wed, 8 Sep 1993 17:38:44 +0930

>
The world population in ShadowRun is much lower than most people on this
>list have said. The first VITAS plague took out half of the worlds population
and the second took out half of what was left. You also got the Native American
>Re-education centers to lower that population group. Wars in North America
>and Europe. I have also seen references to wars in South America, Africa, and
>Asia. Not to mention little social explosions like the Night of Rage. FASA
>seems not to have wanted to many people around. I am probably forgetting some
>stuff since I am at school with out my ShadowRun stuff.
>
>
>Michael
>BoschetM@****.ipfw.indiana.edu
>BoschetM@********
>

Almost right... BUT: The Amerindian "Re-education" centers didn't lower the
population group anywhere near as much as the VITAS plagues. The wars actually
INCREASED the Amerindian population, as people with the barest trace of
Amerindian blood "went native". The Night of Rage, while bloody, did not kill
all that many people. I believe the amount was about 10000. While 10K is a lot
of people, it's only a drop in the bucket, when we talk about the impact on a
population total. Less than .1%, really.

My estimate is that the world population is about what is now. Remember, the
human race can double it's population every 20 or so years... So you need to
kill off a lot of people just to get that conservative figure.

--
Robert Watkins
bob@******.cs.ntu.edu.au
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