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I was framing it in the “I want to have a kid but won’t because I want to help stop climate change”. Those people will be un-fulfilled because their individual
by bluedevil2k 5y ago
I was framing it in the “I want to have a kid but won’t because I want to help stop climate change”. Those people will be un-fulfilled because their individual action will not have any effect on climate change, but would affect their life tremendously.
- itake 5y ago"I want to ___, but I won't because ____" You can fill in the blanks with anything and still have a fulfilled life. I want to be a billion, but I won't because I'm poor. I want to travel to 100 countries, but I won't because climate change and lack of time. I want to eat steak every night, but I won't because climate change and impact to my health. These compromises don't make me unable to have a fulfilling life.
- bluedevil2k 5y agoIf you want to visit 100 countries and don't, then part of you is unfulfilled. Otherwise you didn't really want to do that. And go ahead and visit them...you traveling to 100 countries won't stop the climate crisis one iota, and would actually probably help it by spreading your money around the world where people can put it to better use.
- itake 5y agoMy grandparents had 5 kids. Each of those kids have had 4 kids. that is 25 people having a non-zero pollution footprint. Better to just stop the chain and let the earth heal.