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Unless one of the kids you raise does something really great to improve the world. Not having kids to help the environment has no chance of working unless there
by njarboe 9y ago
Unless one of the kids you raise does something really great to improve the world. Not having kids to help the environment has no chance of working unless there is a world government that enforces the policy on everyone. This idea that not having children is a great good should be put rest. Raising children well is a lot of hard work and anyone who would do it well should be encouraged to have them.
- paulcole 9y ago> Unless one of the kids you raise does something really great to improve the world. This is like saying “if he grows up to be a pro basketball player, he’ll be rich.” Should be pretty obvious that it’s an astronomical longshot at best. Whether a child is raised well or not has nothing to do with their effect on the environment. Simply existing in the modern world clearly has a huge cost.
- njarboe 9y agoOverall net positive environmental impact over the generations I guess would be a better way of stating it. A culture that believes in not breeding (for any reason) will not last very long.
- paulcole 9y ago> Overall net positive environmental impact over the generations I guess would be a better way of stating it. Multiple generations just multiplies the negative impact- it doesn't reverse it. At some point (which we may discover sooner rather than later) humanity's impact will be beyond repair.