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Re:Having Kids by kristofferR on Sunday December 15, 2019 @12:50AM (#21794702)
You can presume that your kid will have roughly the same lifestyle, and emissions, as you over a lifetime - so having a kid is a decision of doubling your emissions.
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Re:Having Kids by dvko on Sunday December 15, 2019 @01:35AM (#21794831)
With that attitude, yes. This actually illustrates my point of changing consumption habits perfectly.

We became vegetarians the moment we became parents. Not because I think our individual change will make a difference but because I want it to be a no-brainer for our kids to drastically reduce meat intake.

If you don’t want to raise kids, that is fine. But don’t act like having 1 or 2 kids is ruining the planet. It is not, it’s the way we live that is.

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Re:Having Kids by austhrow743 on Sunday December 15, 2019 @12:51AM (#21794706)
It doesn't end there. Kid will probably have kids that have the same lifestyle as well. Who will also probably have kids, etc.
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Re:Having Kids by dvko on Sunday December 15, 2019 @01:36AM (#21794834)
Which is exactly why change is needed, not for us all to stop having any kids at all.
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