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Your list is basically "recentism" where current things seems much worse than old things. In modern history the world has never been cleaner, never been safer,
by ars 4y ago
Your list is basically "recentism" where current things seems much worse than old things. In modern history the world has never been cleaner, never been safer, never had less war than it does right now. The climate is not going to be a disaster, the worst that will happen is a ton of people will need to move - but the climate will change so slowly you'll barely notice. Inflation has been worse in the past, and while polarize politics makes me quite upset, I suspect it's been worse in the past.
- _carbyau_ 4y agoThis isn't about discrete reality. It is about perception and self-rationalisation. Unlike economics, I don't think people are "rational actors". There are more factors nowadays that convince people (rationally or not) that bringing a child into this world would be to give someone the gift of a lifetime of misery. My irrational argument for having a child? To combat the stupidity of the next generation. If the good people (And who doesn't think they themselves are the good guys?) don't procreate then the evil/stupid win by default. "Default? The two sweetest words in the English language! De-FAULT! De-FAULT! De-FAULT!" - Homer