User blog comment:Supergodzilla118/Justification of the Genophage/@comment-11209678-20140808175416

The problem was that the uplifting left no time for the krogan to change their social behavior with the dramatic increase in medical/technological capabilities. Imagine if women in the First World still averaged over 5-6 children like they used to, our population would explode. We're seeing that today in many countries in Africa. I think the genophage should have been very harsh at first, but then gradually reduced, allowing for a slow, gradual growth that does not require dozens of new planets to settle in a short period of time.