Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the climate crisis

Re:Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the cl... by jungturk on Thursday August 27, 2020 @12:31PM (#24295360)

It's not at the expense of human life if this person's local sacrifice improves global survivability of the species (assuming some people still decide to procreate).

The parent envisions a world where the commons have been destroyed because everyone decided to pursue their self interest.

I'm not sure that's cultish - seems like calculated pragmatism about a limited resource.

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Re:Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the cl... by spacephysics on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:54PM (#24298552)

My concern isn’t with the local decisions - I agree, if your local sacrifice meets your moral expectations for yourself, and that involves abstaining from reproducing, then have at it.

The danger I see is that, with most movements, once a “critical mass” of support is reached, there tends to be a sentiment of “us vs them”.

Then it’s less about accepting other people’s different beliefs (having x children vs having y or 0 children), and more of shaming/“forcing”/coercing non-believers to your side.

We see this with cancel culture today, and various other movements in recent times.

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