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I would agree with you on this as well. It may appear that this is a more popular way to think and it very well could be increasing more than it had in the past

I would agree with you on this as well. It may appear that this is a more popular way to think and it very well could be increasing more than it had in the past, in western first world technology bubbles. However I feel for every person coming to this conclusion there are 100 more people on this planet who are ignorant to this trend and will continue to keep having babies, whether intentional or just by the circumstance of where they live. Opinion/Personally I was on board with the whole, "I'll just adopt" rather than bring an additional carbon creature into this planet. However I went from being idealistic and 20, to rational and 30 and during this time met the love of my life whom if I had not met her I would never consider having a child of my own. I think that is a big factor, finding someone who you truly want to grow old with and start a family. The idea of a creature made up with some of her genes and mine is amazing. Also call me selfish but why should I deny myself the experience of having a child because of some unforeseen doomsday future event that even with me denying myself the experience will happen anyway. Sure I may slow it down by not having a child, but the chances of 1 less human on this planet impacting the future of the world is about as probable as me creating a child who will solve the worlds climate issues, again just my opinion on the matter.

malvosenior 7y ago
It's not selfish to reproduce, it's literally why every living organism exists. The "I'm not going to have kids to save the climate" is definitely a tiny, mostly social media based, echo chamber. Most people would think it's absurd to view having children as "selfish" since it definitely requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice and is generally viewed as building the future of your family, community and humanity. It's actually kind of sad that this anti-human trope is becoming so prevalent on message boards.

malvosenior 7y ago

It's not selfish to reproduce, it's literally why every living organism exists. The "I'm not going to have kids to save the climate" is definitely a tiny, mostly social media based, echo chamber. Most people would think it's absurd to view having children as "selfish" since it definitely requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice and is generally viewed as building the future of your family, community and humanity. It's actually kind of sad that this anti-human trope is becoming so prevalent on message boards.