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by kogir 3509 days ago
The biggest impact most people can have on climate change is not having kids. Think of all the energy they'll use in their lifetime(s). You can prevent all of that.
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I feel some sarcasm here, but honestly I agree with you. It's difficult to talk about it usually.
Better yet, just kill yourself. Think of the carbon savings!
Get burial in your will too
The biggest impact people can make in this area is give birth to smart people. We need more smart people, not less.
What if that kid would happen to be someone like Elon Musk one day? Have you considered that scenario?
Considering the probabilities or just the current ratio of Musks to non-Musks it would probably be more likely to happen by having less people with more resources than the other way around.
Unfortunately reproduction is a largely ego-driven pursuit.