Pizza, Pizza

Cheap paper-thin pizzas are a significant component to the lives of younger generations.  This delicacy almost seems to be the center at which our social communities revolve.  I can remember countless times where pizza was the common ground for friends meeting up at someone’s house for a night of leisure.  Pizza acts as the communal watering hole; many different kinds of animals gather for the same necessity. 

What are cheap pizzas?  Well, they are not the glorious displays of freshly baked dough lightly coated in the richest of marinara sauces covered by a perfect balance of salted meats, vegetables, and golden cheese.  Nope.  These pizzas are the freezer burned, mass produced, five for ten bucks display found in excess throughout food stores nation-wide.  No special touch to these bad boys.

A typical Friday night might begin with friends out having a few drinks, discussing how their week went.  It gets late and the whole evening has consisted of flushing out their stomachs of all previous meals.  Everyone reaches the munchies phase and filling up on food as fast as possible becomes priority.  The habitual response to this would be to go into the freezer and grab a few pizzas.

Whether it’s a long day at school or you and your friends are just bored looking for some cure, there’s always a warm spot in that belly for these cheap treats.  So the next time your inhale one of these pizzas with a crew of slobbering friends, say thank you to the pizza god’s for this blessing being shared.  

2 Kids Only?

So my biology professor was lecturing the other day and randomly spit out a little known fact that really got me thinking.  He briefly explained that if only two children were allowed to each family in the world then the rapidly decreasing necessities for humanity would be restored.  I couldn’t believe that after all the obstacles we face with this problem and it’s seemingly dark fate that this is all we need to do.

This seems like it would be such an easy thing to do and as serious as not having food is you’d think we would strive for a solution.  However, there are cultures on this earth that support reproduction for no other than ego.  If a man can produce a lot of children then he’s a “real stud” according to their customs.  Good luck making these people choose abstinence.  Then, some farmers rely on having large families to work the farm.  Maybe they can’t afford to pay workers and have to use children.  Who knows, that could have a huge impact on farm communities.

Impoverished communities often have large families.  The lack of education and purpose may lead to reproducing more often and at younger ages.  People who don’t have knowledge of contraceptives would more than likely end up as parents.  In some cultures, contraceptives are not accepted because of religious beliefs.  That right there extremely impacts population numbers.  

Another question is how would we go about enforcing this law.  Many people want large families just because of desire.  Do we incarcerate them or penalize them?  Accidents happen and kids are made.  This law would also interfere with rights in many countries.  It almost has a dictatorship feel to it but if it was for the best then could we argue?