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It is weird to hear: 1) stop having so many kids, it's bad for the Earth, and 2) we're not having enough kids, let's substitute with immigrants.
by duality 7y ago
It is weird to hear: 1) stop having so many kids, it's bad for the Earth, and 2) we're not having enough kids, let's substitute with immigrants.
- Apocryphon 7y agoPerhaps some of those kids will become rocket scientists and help us get off this Earth and continue our relentless expansion and consumption off-world. Also, isn’t immigration a negation of 1)? The kids are already born, they’re just not in the same country. Sarcasm aside, there are two systemic problems at play. 1) is ecological, and 2) is economic. The second may be physically easier to solve- but it still requires us to figure out a way to move beyond our capitalist system that a) prioritizes relentless growth and consumption, and b) has countries with large welfare programs that requires new workers and taxpayers to keep the elderly and the ill off the streets.
- ousta 7y agonope thats called being a liberal. in western countries no woman wants to make a kid. they just want to work. in africa were the values are still traditional in terms of family, that is the role of a woman. Let's tackle the problem were it is. Western countries should make the babies as we live in societies where life is supposed to be easier. there should be financial penalties to the crazy growth of african/asian countries, education regarding contraception.