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by collyw 2664 days ago
Don't have children. That will make a far bigger difference.
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I hear this logic quite often, usually coming from some types of smart people. I don't agree - mankind future requires tons of smart hard working people to solve problems like these. To move mankind to reach other planets and eventually stars. If all smart people will decide to not have any kids, its a net loss for mankind down the line.

No poor illiterate guy in 3rd world country will think like that. They will have 10 kids, and their kids will have 10 kids unless eventually lifted from poverty. They are not going to fix these issues by themselves.

If you are afraid of long term commitment and dedicating big part of your life to raising a good balanced human being(s), that's another story. But if you are smart, well-off, you would do MUCH better for our future to raise next generation of environment-conscious citizens of this world.

Statistically you have a far greater chance of producing offspring who are serial killers than offspring who will solve global warming.
Why?

This seems bullshit. There are probably a few thousand serial killers, but there are vastly more eco-firendly people, who all are trying to solve global warming, and a lot of them are actually solving it. Every time they vote for a candidate that is eco-friendly, every time they make decisions that are aligned with the goal.

yet we don't live in binary lives and grey area in between has more shades than newest OLEDs can display
I don't think so; many western countries already have declining populations, but the birth rates in poor countries are still high. The world population will therefore keep growing until those countries have, idk, peace, stability, basic wealth, retirement options.