Humans have always had kids during difficult times. I used to subscribe to the antinatalist philosophy until it became too depressing and against my biological

Humans have always had kids during difficult times. I used to subscribe to the antinatalist philosophy until it became too depressing and against my biological desire to have children (haven’t yet). I now see having children as an act of optimism and hope. However, I think what that means is that we cannot maintain the same behavior that has led us to this point. As a society we need to change, but that’s been really hard as we’ve seen. While it’s not much, I have changed my individual behaviors to align with this philosophy of hopeful optimism by not owning a car, volunteering to pick up litter and plant trees, and investing in renewable energy ETFs. Plus, if the only people reproducing are the ones whose parents believe in endless growth and consumption, who’s going to stop them? We need children who believe in a different system to save our environment.