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A common thing I’ve heard is people saying “I wouldn’t want to bring a baby in to THIS world,” which I think shows that we really need to do a better job teachi
by Auracle 5y ago
A common thing I’ve heard is people saying “I wouldn’t want to bring a baby in to THIS world,” which I think shows that we really need to do a better job teaching history. It’s literally the best time there’s ever been to bring a child in to the world. There’s no constant threat of nuclear annihilation, no giant world wars, a large portion of childhood diseases have been eradicated, the chance of the mother dying in childbirth is incredibly low comparatively, and the list goes on and on.
- langitbiru 5y agoEven if this world is not ideal, it's still fine to breed or bring children to this world. "Never feel sorry for raising dragon-slayers in a time when there are actual dragons," unknown.
- confidantlake 5y agoThere is a constant threat of nuclear annihilation. It never went away.
- Auracle 5y agoSure, but we’re not constantly on the brink and teaching kids to duck and cover.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoDuck and cover was pointless fearmongering and safety theater. We are on the brink from numerous existential threats including, but not limited to: climate change (i.e., more extreme weather damage and deaths, desertification, regional famines, resource wars, and billions/hundreds of millions of CC refugees), asteroids, GRBs, pandemics (viral, bacteriological, and mycotic), epidemics of diabetes, CHD, and cancer, nuclear terrorism, US vs. China over Taiwan, NATO vs. Russia, mega-tsunami.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoThere's always an existential threat. That argument is for people who won't have anyone to care for them when they get old, won't have as much joy or love in their lives, and their genes will die with them. An absolutely pointless life, in my unpopular opinion, but only my opinion nonetheless.