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If we really want to go down this route we should do away with parenting. Children our are future therefore the government will be responsible for producing and

If we really want to go down this route we should do away with parenting. Children our are future therefore the government will be responsible for producing and raising children to meet our necessary societal workforce quotas. Parenting is a messy business that introduces too many quality control issues. Our glorious future means we must have only perfectly standard issue babies that conform to exact government measurements and standards. Men must donate sperm and women will be artificially impregnated until we can figure out how to grow test tube babies. Glory to our future!

Staple_Diet 3y ago
Ah yes, the Romanian orphanage concept. I did wonder when Eastern bloc policies would see a resurgence.
- selimthegrim 3y ago
  The Papers, Please guy will be happy to credit you two for the sequel idea.
tivert 3y ago
> If we really want to go down this route we should do away with parenting. Children our are future therefore the government will be responsible for producing and raising children to meet our necessary societal workforce quotas. Come on, that's just idiotic sarcasm that doesn't even understand the GP's point, let alone actually skewer it. It's as stupid as trying to mock childfree people by sarcastically advocating a total ban on having children, like in ZPG (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069530/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069530/).
- voidfunc 3y ago
  It's an equally ridiculous proposal to someone's fascist take that I shouldn't be allowed to have political rights because I don't want children.
  - remarkEon 3y ago
    You said this: >I don't really care about the preservation of the human species. I'm going to be dead in the next 40 years or so, why should I care? and I took it to it's logical conclusion. That's not "fascist", it's just a reaction to a trite but increasingly common belief amongst techies.
    - voidfunc 3y ago
      > Whenever I encounter this attitude I like to remind that person that they should have no voice, whatsoever, in what happens in government and politics anymore. I don't want people who are self-selecting themselves out of the future having any say in what happens for my children. And you said we should deny political rights to people without children, a pretty mundane life choice all things considered. You're a straight up fascist plain and simple. Good job. I weep for your offspring as they're probably poisoned by your brand of cruel morality.
      - remarkEon 3y ago
        Why should I care? You already admitted that you don't.

Staple_Diet 3y ago

Ah yes, the Romanian orphanage concept. I did wonder when Eastern bloc policies would see a resurgence.

selimthegrim 3y ago
The Papers, Please guy will be happy to credit you two for the sequel idea.

tivert 3y ago

> If we really want to go down this route we should do away with parenting. Children our are future therefore the government will be responsible for producing and raising children to meet our necessary societal workforce quotas. Come on, that's just idiotic sarcasm that doesn't even understand the GP's point, let alone actually skewer it. It's as stupid as trying to mock childfree people by sarcastically advocating a total ban on having children, like in ZPG (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069530/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069530/).

voidfunc 3y ago
It's an equally ridiculous proposal to someone's fascist take that I shouldn't be allowed to have political rights because I don't want children.
- remarkEon 3y ago
  You said this: >I don't really care about the preservation of the human species. I'm going to be dead in the next 40 years or so, why should I care? and I took it to it's logical conclusion. That's not "fascist", it's just a reaction to a trite but increasingly common belief amongst techies.
  - voidfunc 3y ago
    > Whenever I encounter this attitude I like to remind that person that they should have no voice, whatsoever, in what happens in government and politics anymore. I don't want people who are self-selecting themselves out of the future having any say in what happens for my children. And you said we should deny political rights to people without children, a pretty mundane life choice all things considered. You're a straight up fascist plain and simple. Good job. I weep for your offspring as they're probably poisoned by your brand of cruel morality.
    - remarkEon 3y ago
      Why should I care? You already admitted that you don't.