There are certainly different perceptions on population growth and some of the associated problems. Some view the world as incapable of sustaining population growth, whereas others feel the world has the potential to support an unlimited amount of people. The assignment to interview a person who has long term insight on their perspective I found very interesting.

I asked how concerned she was with population growth over the years and what has impacted her views. She said, "in high school and college the public message was to not have more than two children, implying it was appropriate to replace yourselves to maintain the current population. There was concern about pockets that were being discovered of people starving due to climate issues. Today, I worry more about countries like India and China because their population is so much higher and they are rapidly advancing they technology and energy use. I also feel like now conflicts are not local, but more globally driven by greed". I asked what problem from population growth concerned her the most? She replied, "When I was growing up, we would look at the National Geographic Magazine to see places around the world and dream of going there someday. It was the only outlet to other areas of the world, now you have the internet. It seems like now people are only concerned with making money and looking at global issues when we have issues in our own country that need addressed".

It is always interesting to hear someone else discuss their point of view. There were things that I agreed with and there was something that she said that I had to hold my tongue, as to to document her thoughts, not mine.