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Right, Japan's and South Korea's fertility rates are something to strive for /s
by blackbear_ 3y ago
Right, Japan's and South Korea's fertility rates are something to strive for /s
- Ekaros 3y agoFor climate change they are... Crashing economy would help lot with emissions.
- p1esk 3y agoI suspect a crashing economy is worse for climate change all things considered.
- failbuffer 3y ago^^^ This. A declining population is good for humanity in terms of reducing climate change (among other environmental impacts), addressing resource scarcity, preventing war/disease/famine, and encouraging states to invest more in their people (which benefits democracy/freedom). I think the reasons depopulation is generally depicted as a bad thing are: (1) if it happens too quickly then your society doesn't have enough young people working to support the old, (2) capitalism--the most effective economic engine we know of--works best with a growing population, and (3) states derive geopolitical advantage from having large populations.
- extrememacaroni 3y agoThere's no inherent need for anyone to exist. And there's no way to ask if a child wants to be born, so considering the times ahead, it would be selfish to cause more humans to suffer just so we can feel good about whatever thing we imagine to be important. Produce a child who will either suffer in his own ignorance or will suffer while aware of the ignorance that produced him. Great.
- backpackviolet 3y agoRight, because the real problem with the world is that there aren’t enough humans. /s