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by rayiner 3479 days ago
> people who (largely) choose to pop out more mouths to feed.

I don't disagree with your larger point, but this statement is just incorrect as a matter of economics. Your average American child born today is going to contribute a net surplus to the economy over his or her lifetime. There may come a time when robots do all the work, and human labor costs more to raise and sustain than it adds in dollar-denominated output. We are a long way from that (and we may never get there, depending on what happens in the future with AI).