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> Why are you so happy for the extinction of entire species, but not for 6.9bn people not existing? Why should I care about "entire species"? I'm happy that w
by quotemstr 6y ago
> Why are you so happy for the extinction of entire species, but not for 6.9bn people not existing?
Why should I care about "entire species"?
I'm happy that we made smallpox extinct. Likewise, I'd be ecstatic if we decided to drive the mosquito out of existence. I'm all for caring about nature, but towards the end of improving human welfare. Where saving some random species conflicts with saving people, choosing anything but the latter is just monstrous. Sentient creatures (only humans, currently) have moral worth. Non-sentient creatures, none.
- el_oni 6y agoThats such a selfish outlook. The same outlook that leads to overfishing, soil erosion and monoculture agricuture. We think we are optimising for human welfare and happiness whilst simultaneously destroying our ability to give future generations the same prospects that we have. So why are you happy for the untold billions who will never be born because we've ruined out planets ability to sustain us? Sustainability is about being able to give future generations the same quality of life that you have had. And society as it stands is not sustainable