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Perhaps you'd have to actually live around loved ones.

photonbeam 3y ago
That’s wildly impractical, you cant force everyone not to move away to random places
ARandomerDude 3y ago
Suppose you have 2 kids. One lives in Virginia, the other in California. Now what? Pick the one you like best and cut the other off? Drive across the country?
- meheleventyone 3y ago
  I think if you read the OP literally you’d avoid that situation. No value judgement on that but your hypothetical is the opposite of what they suggest so the answer is pretty obvious in context.
- oceanplexian 3y ago
  That's easy. China solved these problems a long time ago. First of all, you wouldn't be allowed to have two kids, because having more than one child would violate the climate laws of the future. The other reason this would never be a problem: Your kids can only live in a government-designated city. This would be enforced by a strict, all-knowing central government that will allocate people to living spaces based on what is best for the environment.
  - mensetmanusman 3y ago
    Government policy: ‘Everyone should die!!!!’
- hotpotamus 3y ago
  If I had children I'd be incredibly depressed at how humans are treating the planet. I mean, I already am incredibly depressed about it, but at least I won't have to decide to try and lie to them about the future or tell them the truth. That said, I would be willing to drive to visit them, particularly in an electric vehicle powered by renewable energy. Sorry to bring down the room, but it's hard to look at the trendlines and see any hope. I'm going to try doing a bunch of pushups until I don't feel so sad.
catchnear4321 3y ago
ah yes, the “love is only love if it meets my standards” argument. quite valid, really. incredibly important for relationships. but not so much for the relationships of others, no?
mrits 3y ago
This is a great point if you only love 1 person...
- hjek 3y ago
  If you extend your love to all who live on earth then you'd take care not to contribute to the climate breakdown which ruins their lives.
neither_color 3y ago
Nearly all first world countries rely on immigrants at every skill level with parents who live thousands of miles away in other countries, from PHds to farm hands.

That’s wildly impractical, you cant force everyone not to move away to random places

Suppose you have 2 kids. One lives in Virginia, the other in California. Now what? Pick the one you like best and cut the other off? Drive across the country?

meheleventyone 3y ago
I think if you read the OP literally you’d avoid that situation. No value judgement on that but your hypothetical is the opposite of what they suggest so the answer is pretty obvious in context.
oceanplexian 3y ago
That's easy. China solved these problems a long time ago. First of all, you wouldn't be allowed to have two kids, because having more than one child would violate the climate laws of the future. The other reason this would never be a problem: Your kids can only live in a government-designated city. This would be enforced by a strict, all-knowing central government that will allocate people to living spaces based on what is best for the environment.
- mensetmanusman 3y ago
  Government policy: ‘Everyone should die!!!!’
hotpotamus 3y ago
If I had children I'd be incredibly depressed at how humans are treating the planet. I mean, I already am incredibly depressed about it, but at least I won't have to decide to try and lie to them about the future or tell them the truth. That said, I would be willing to drive to visit them, particularly in an electric vehicle powered by renewable energy. Sorry to bring down the room, but it's hard to look at the trendlines and see any hope. I'm going to try doing a bunch of pushups until I don't feel so sad.

catchnear4321 3y ago

ah yes, the “love is only love if it meets my standards” argument. quite valid, really. incredibly important for relationships. but not so much for the relationships of others, no?

mrits 3y ago

This is a great point if you only love 1 person...

hjek 3y ago
If you extend your love to all who live on earth then you'd take care not to contribute to the climate breakdown which ruins their lives.

neither_color 3y ago

Nearly all first world countries rely on immigrants at every skill level with parents who live thousands of miles away in other countries, from PHds to farm hands.