Posted: Jan 22, 2019 6:34 am
The problem here is the disparity between the personal and political so those who want or have children tend to see it in terms of creating a family for themselves and nothing else. Not actually realising that they re directly contributing to the biggest problem affecting our species. This is further compounded by the fact that in the West the birth rate is relatively stable so we can think it is not our problem but someone elses where birth rates are relatively high. Short of telling child bearing women exactly how many they can have nothing is going to be done about this until it has to be as not enough are seriously contemplating the bigger picture. Given that one is talking about the most natural thing in the world then that is understandable enough. However the prospect which has already come to pass elsewhere may at some point too extend to the West [ albeit beyond our life time ] And then the question shall be asked : at what point is it necessary for the state to legislate what you can and can not do with your vagina ? Now I know what the answer to that is but it should never have to get to the point where the question has to asked in the first place
I myself have zero children so am doing my bit to minimise the problem albeit in a rather insignificant way as I am only one person on a planet of seven billion plus. But that niggle aside the single biggest thing anyone can do to reduce their carbon foot print is not to propagate. Forget about not flying or driving or eating junk food or buying plastic bags to put it in every time you go to shop if you REALLY want to make the best impact possible on the health of the planet doing only one simple thing it is by not spreading your genes. Nothing else comes anywhere near this in terms of keeping your carbon print at bay
I have absolutely no problem with any woman having as many children as she wants because what she does with her vagina is none of my business. But it is nonetheless undeniable that global increase in world population will simply carry on till it is too late to stop. Now a hundred years from now we shall all be dead but who seriously wants this particular problem wished upon their great great grandchildren ? I know that I wouldnt if I had any
I myself have zero children so am doing my bit to minimise the problem albeit in a rather insignificant way as I am only one person on a planet of seven billion plus. But that niggle aside the single biggest thing anyone can do to reduce their carbon foot print is not to propagate. Forget about not flying or driving or eating junk food or buying plastic bags to put it in every time you go to shop if you REALLY want to make the best impact possible on the health of the planet doing only one simple thing it is by not spreading your genes. Nothing else comes anywhere near this in terms of keeping your carbon print at bay
I have absolutely no problem with any woman having as many children as she wants because what she does with her vagina is none of my business. But it is nonetheless undeniable that global increase in world population will simply carry on till it is too late to stop. Now a hundred years from now we shall all be dead but who seriously wants this particular problem wished upon their great great grandchildren ? I know that I wouldnt if I had any