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I have one hypothesis for part of the uptick: rear seat room for carseats. I consider myself the SUV hater of SUV haters, and I reject that you need one when yo
by throwaway53678 7y ago
I have one hypothesis for part of the uptick: rear seat room for carseats. I consider myself the SUV hater of SUV haters, and I reject that you need one when you have kids (such is the idea in my part of the US), but...we bought one last year anyway, mainly to accommodate two rear-facing carseats with two adults in the front. There aren’t many cars that make this work, and you’d be surprised how big of an SUV you have to get to get any more rear seat space than a regular car. Not even most of the “mid-size” models.
- DataWorker 7y agoPretty sure having kids is worse for the planet than driving an suv. The rest of your post makes sense though.
- agensaequivocum 7y agoThis is a disgusting thing to say to someone with children. It's also not true.
- georgeburdell 7y agoIt’s almost trivially true, albeit uncomfortable.
- kikoreis 7y agoIn aggregate, perhaps yes, less children leads to a healthier planet today. But individually, was it worse for the planet you or I were born? Your comment doesn't help us reach any useful conclusion. The reality is complex. Like with most health related topics, individual decisions don't count for much in defining populational growth. Policy and economics and religion control.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoGranted, it's gauche as all hell, but I'm pretty sure the data supports the assertion. It should probably be framed more diplomatically and contain a cite to support it. Probably.
- throwaway53678 7y agoNo offense taken. Sadly, my dislike of SUVs stems more from how they drive and look than anything nobler. I was actually hoping to illustrate with my own little anecdata about how even if you don’t like them, there seem to be various one-way-ratchet effects pushing their uptake, and this was my personal mechanism. Consumer choice doesn’t always reveal preference—I’d much rather there were a car that fit our situation (back issues + loading kids into the seats also played in here).
- arbitrary_name 7y agoIt's very true. Not a pleasant truth, but a truth nonetheless.
- rantwasp 7y agoyou're gonna get downvoted for this but you're not wrong. having less kids is one way to slow down climate change.
- noonespecial 7y agoThen again, if nobody has kids then who are we saving the planet for ecactly?
- arbitrary_name 7y agoThe Planet. Nature. Animals. The smaller human population remaing. I find your question very shortsighted and narrow minded.