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The earth doesn’t care if it’s warmer or colder, polluted, full of CO2, etc. The earth is a planet. If humans die out it will be like we were never here geologi

The earth doesn’t care if it’s warmer or colder, polluted, full of CO2, etc. The earth is a planet. If humans die out it will be like we were never here geologically speaking. The reason to be a good environmental steward is to make the earth habitable for ourselves. This is why people who claim “I don’t want kids because of global warming” are so incredibly stupid - the earth does not care a smidgen about them, it’s a rock. If they really cared about the environment they would have as many kids as they could in hopes of raising a great scientist to help the environment! Another thing to remember is that the earth has been much warmer and much cooler during the time of humanity. We had a little ice age throughout the Middle Ages. While we are most certainly making the earth warmer with technology, this isn’t a death blow to us. We as a species will adapt. Even if humans had zero output on the environment we would still have to deal with a changing climate - the earth cycles between colder and hotter naturally over time. So becoming better able to heat or cool the earth technologically will be a very good technique for our species.

mynameisvlad 4y ago
> The reason to be a good environmental steward is to make the earth habitable for ourselves. This is why people who claim “I don’t want kids because of global warming” are so incredibly stupid - the earth does not care a smidgen about them, it’s a rock. If they really cared about the environment they would have as many kids as they could in hopes of raising a great scientist to help the environment! What even is this argument? People who are saying they don’t want kids because of global warming are saying that because they don’t want their kids to grow up in a world where the consequences of generations of not caring about global warming are evident. And why are they stupid, exactly? Because they don’t want to inflict potential suffering on their kids? Because they don’t want to add to the overpopulation of the planet? True monsters, these people.
- monero-xmr 4y ago
  They are literally saying they would rather humanity as a species die out rather than survive and solve problems. And given very few people will not have kids because of global warming, really what they are saying is, "My own genes are terrible so I'll let other humans figure it out." Very stupid arguments all around!
  - mynameisvlad 4y ago
    No, they are saying they don’t want to bring a life into a world of suffering. There are 8 billion people in the world already. Every single one of them does not have to make a baby for humanity to survive. Some people already pick up the slack as it is.
    - monero-xmr 4y ago
      > Honestly, you should get over yourself Honestly, you should get over yourself! You are yet another in a long line of Malthusian doomsayers that believes the world is ending. Simply absurd
      - mynameisvlad 4y ago
        The world isn’t ending, our time on the planet is ending. Why would you want to bring a life into a world that is becoming increasingly inhospitable for your species?
        monero-xmr 4y ago
        mynameisvlad 4y ago
        > There are 8 billion people in the world already. Every single one of them does not have to make a baby for humanity to survive. Some people already pick up the slack as it is.
    - AuBon320 4y ago
- AuBon320 4y ago
barumrho 4y ago
> This is why people who claim “I don’t want kids because of global warming” are so incredibly stupid Just a different explanation for this: If one has a super pessimistic view of effects of global warming in the next 50~100 years, e.g., collapse of civilization, it's reasonable not to have kids to prevent their suffering.
scandox 4y ago
The Earth is rock is like saying a computer is a plastic and metal box. True but lacking in usefulness. When most people talk about the Earth they mean a living ecosystem of biological organisms. The Earth in that sense also doesn't care, because it doesn't have the self reflection necessary to do so. However humans in general seem to care, not only about themselves but also about the ecosystem in general.
- monero-xmr 4y ago
  By not procreating because of environmental harm, people are seeing the earth as some sort of goddess that will be protected by the death of humanity. This is absurd on so many levels. Earth is a ball of matter and it doesn't care about them.

mynameisvlad 4y ago

> The reason to be a good environmental steward is to make the earth habitable for ourselves. This is why people who claim “I don’t want kids because of global warming” are so incredibly stupid - the earth does not care a smidgen about them, it’s a rock. If they really cared about the environment they would have as many kids as they could in hopes of raising a great scientist to help the environment! What even is this argument? People who are saying they don’t want kids because of global warming are saying that because they don’t want their kids to grow up in a world where the consequences of generations of not caring about global warming are evident. And why are they stupid, exactly? Because they don’t want to inflict potential suffering on their kids? Because they don’t want to add to the overpopulation of the planet? True monsters, these people.

monero-xmr 4y ago
They are literally saying they would rather humanity as a species die out rather than survive and solve problems. And given very few people will not have kids because of global warming, really what they are saying is, "My own genes are terrible so I'll let other humans figure it out." Very stupid arguments all around!
- mynameisvlad 4y ago
  No, they are saying they don’t want to bring a life into a world of suffering. There are 8 billion people in the world already. Every single one of them does not have to make a baby for humanity to survive. Some people already pick up the slack as it is.
  - monero-xmr 4y ago
    > Honestly, you should get over yourself Honestly, you should get over yourself! You are yet another in a long line of Malthusian doomsayers that believes the world is ending. Simply absurd
    - mynameisvlad 4y ago
      The world isn’t ending, our time on the planet is ending. Why would you want to bring a life into a world that is becoming increasingly inhospitable for your species?
      - monero-xmr 4y ago
        mynameisvlad 4y ago
        > There are 8 billion people in the world already. Every single one of them does not have to make a baby for humanity to survive. Some people already pick up the slack as it is.
  - AuBon320 4y ago
AuBon320 4y ago

barumrho 4y ago

> This is why people who claim “I don’t want kids because of global warming” are so incredibly stupid Just a different explanation for this: If one has a super pessimistic view of effects of global warming in the next 50~100 years, e.g., collapse of civilization, it's reasonable not to have kids to prevent their suffering.

scandox 4y ago

The Earth is rock is like saying a computer is a plastic and metal box. True but lacking in usefulness. When most people talk about the Earth they mean a living ecosystem of biological organisms. The Earth in that sense also doesn't care, because it doesn't have the self reflection necessary to do so. However humans in general seem to care, not only about themselves but also about the ecosystem in general.

monero-xmr 4y ago
By not procreating because of environmental harm, people are seeing the earth as some sort of goddess that will be protected by the death of humanity. This is absurd on so many levels. Earth is a ball of matter and it doesn't care about them.