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by borgdefenser 462 days ago
I think we know we can't solve the problem so we are just more interested in the optics.

If the soccer mom switches from a gas guzzling SUV to another ridiculous size and weight electric SUV, they have done their part optically.

I feel like I am doing my part by simply not having children. It doesn't matter what you drive, it doesn't even come close to the offset of not having children. Who then can't have grandchildren, grandchildren who can't have great grandchildren, etc.

It would be hard to calculate the difference between me not having children and the person driving an EV with two kids in the back seat. They have done a better job with optics than me but in reality I have probably done 10,000X more over the next 200 years because what they have done is basically nothing.

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Yes, but learning how to live sustainably lowers the impact of every person. It’s worth doing.