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> People are living their lives as if it's only theirs that matter - while still having kids. This suggests you have a Malthusian worldview which is not backed
by drivebycomment 6y ago
> People are living their lives as if it's only theirs that matter - while still having kids.
This suggests you have a Malthusian worldview which is not backed by evidence.
Please check http://gapminder.org/ http://gapminder.org/ - I highly recommend taking https://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018 https://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018 and see how much you actually know. The population growth of the humanity is a consequence of the societies transitioning out of the poverty:
https://www.gapminder.org/videos/population-growth-explained-with-ikea-boxes/ https://www.gapminder.org/videos/population-growth-explained...
and the only morally justified answer is to continue and accelerate this transition.
- RealityVoid 6y agoI read it another way - that de believes it's unfair to our children to not care what we leave behind.
- drivebycomment 6y agoThat interpretation certainly makes sense. If that's indeed the intention, my response has completely missed the mark and that's my fault for misunderstanding.
- LockAndLol 6y agoYou are right, it's what I meant. I don't believe the world is "overpopulated", but I also don't believe that falling below the replacement rate is a negative thing. We were fewer before and we can be fewer again.