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"For Pandolfi, the consequences he worries about are those that his children — now 17 and 20 — will face as a result of climate change. “I don’t care that the w
by throwaway5752 7y ago
"For Pandolfi, the consequences he worries about are those that his children — now 17 and 20 — will face as a result of climate change. “I don’t care that the world can go on without people, but I do care that I’m incurring debt on my children that I can never repay,” he laments."
If you didn't read it, that's the toughest part.
- draw_down 7y agoI think there are other ways recent generations have managed to ruin the futures of the generation now being raised (the whole time telling youngsters how good they have it, no less). But this is certainly one of the starker ways. It is sad.
- mping 7y agoWell, someone has to fix the mess we created, since it will persist long after we parents are gone.
- throwaway5752 7y agoI'm completely in favor of fixing it, for that reason.
- trevyn 7y agoPretty soon, people will have to consider the ethics of choosing to have new children.