Such irresponsible behaviour is not a long-term solution. Many other problems can be directly linked to population growth. Toronto has tried to 'solve' problems associated with increased vehicular traffic by building more and more roads, but gridlock remains the norm every day of the week. Canada's best agricultural land in the Niagara Peninsula and the river deltas in southwestern B.C. is disappearing under concrete. More people means more roads, more farmland converted to housing, more demands for fresh water from a diminishing supply, and more social stress and conflict.
Human beings are collectively, and individually, slow to learn.
Look about you. The lowest standards of living, the lowest quality of life, are to be found in those countries where population density and growth are the highest. Economic and population growth in those countries has resulted in the denuding of the land and a growing imbalance in that the rich are growing richer, but the vast numbers of poor are forever condemned to remain poor. Growth of population and the associated economic growth mean increased pressure on the environment, continued and accelerated exploitation of non-renewable resources and increasing social pressures. The total dollar value of goods and services increases, but the quality of life is not improving.