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> People got confused and started thinking there was something virtuous about not having kids. It's simple resource management really. We have three alternativ
by jobigoud 7y ago
> People got confused and started thinking there was something virtuous about not having kids.
It's simple resource management really. We have three alternatives: 1. Keep multiplying, keep our lifestyles and fuck the planet until it's unhabitable, 2. Keep multiplying but drastically reduce our impact on the planet by rationing ourselves, 3. decrease the multiplication rate so that at some point we can sustain our lifestyle while not fucking the planet up.
I can't see how wanting all humans to live decently is anti-human. Until we have good enough confidence that future humans will live decently, spawning new ones is risky, and spawning so many that our numbers keep increasing is just reckless.
Are you familiar with "The Repugnant Conclusion"? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/