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You're still pretending like your kids or those other peoples' kids might get together and fix climate change. I'm saying it's too late for that. Having kids i
by ForHackernews 8y ago
You're still pretending like your kids or those other peoples' kids might get together and fix climate change. I'm saying it's too late for that.
Having kids is just condemning them to live in a world ravaged by famine, war and drought. Maybe you're fine with that because you believe on some philosophical level that any life is preferable to never having lived at all, but that's not self-evident.
- toasterlovin 8y agoBlack Americans are living proof that a lot of people thought a life of slavery was worth living, despite it's utter terribleness. I think it’s a good bet that living in a world with global warming is better than slavery.
- xapata 8y agoSorta, but quality of life is subjective. A poor person might be happy and not mind their kids growing up poor. A rich person fearing poverty might have a different opinion.
- pier25 8y ago> I think it’s a good bet that living in a world with global warming is better than slavery. Depends on the level of warming.