I think the title is a bit unfortunate at the very least. I am also skeptical of the article’s thesis of highlighting population growth as the problem itself.
I want to echo sentiment that this piece would be improved a fair bit if the word “plague” wasn’t in the title. The current wording could be misinterpreted to imply that the humans involved in this “plague” are a “disease” which should be “eradicated,” paralleling some old racist talking-points. (Of course, having both read the piece and noticed from scrolling over your profile that you yourself are Black, I obviously don’t think you were trying to imply anything like that – I just figured you might want this feedback as to why your piece might be generating an averse reaction from some readers.)
I think the title is a bit unfortunate at the very least. I am also skeptical of the article’s thesis of highlighting population growth as the problem itself.
I want to echo sentiment that this piece would be improved a fair bit if the word “plague” wasn’t in the title. The current wording could be misinterpreted to imply that the humans involved in this “plague” are a “disease” which should be “eradicated,” paralleling some old racist talking-points. (Of course, having both read the piece and noticed from scrolling over your profile that you yourself are Black, I obviously don’t think you were trying to imply anything like that – I just figured you might want this feedback as to why your piece might be generating an averse reaction from some readers.)