Reproduce and multiply
3rd August 2008
I’ve read uncountable fiction stories in which an alien race (typically either elves or elves with the serial numbers filed off) are incredibly long-lived but only infrequently have children, and the story invariably assumes that because of that children are very precious.
The recent demographic declines in civilized nations, along with the vocal Human Beings Suck and Cause All the World’s Problems movement, suggests a different scenario: The alien race is very long-lived and children are considered a nuisance to be avoided. Oh, wait, I guess they aren’t that alien after all….