[tpmx]

I don't think anyone is blaming the kids. I mean, the decisions to have the kids were made by adults. I'm in favor of blaming the adults.

That said, us nerds probably shouldn't stop reproducing.

The intro to Idiocracy (2006) is quite relevant today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2tUW0HDHA

I heard Mike Judge on a podcast about a month ago (JRE) saying that the ability to make that intro was a large factor in his motivation of making the Idiocracy movie in the first place.

[heurisko]

Similar to how environmentalists conscientiously abstaining from children are just serving to remove conscientious people from the gene pool.

[tpmx]

Do you think conscientiousness is heritable?

[heurisko]

Yes, personality traits are heritable from what I've read.

[harperlee]

Don’t you think values are transmitted from parents to children?

I think the “gene pool” phrase is not there to be taken literally…