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> It's baffling how anyone can simultaneously believe: > 1. climate change is an existential threat to humanity > 2. having one or more children is a good thi
by mcphage 5y ago
> It's baffling how anyone can simultaneously believe:
> 1. climate change is an existential threat to humanity
> 2. having one or more children is a good thing
What's baffling about that? Climate change is an existential threat, but it means we need to do something about it, it doesn't mean we put life on pause until it gets solved. Nuclear weapons are still an existential threat, but we keep going. And the children we have are probably the ones who finish solving these problems—or maybe their children, or their childrens' children. Either way, you keep moving, keep living.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThe cause of climate change is total consumption of resources, and so the solution to climate change in a relevant timeframe requires a decrease in the total consumption of resources. That can be accomplished via decrease in per capita consumption, or per capita. The former is not realistic at all. And maybe neither is a legitimate timeframe for decreasing total consumption. However, the most effective option at this point seems to be reducing the number of humans themselves, especially the ones that are consuming a lot.