Re:Millennials Not Having Babies Because of Climate Change
by rank0 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:54PM
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> Never once do they deign to make moral statements about anyone else. It's purely about their decision and why they've made it.
I just straight up disagree here. The implication here is that they're making a significant personal sacrifice in an attempt to save the earth. In reality, they already don't want children and this is a convenient way to present themselves in a positive moral light. You're leaving out the part where OP says he doesn't really want kids that much.
"I have other justificiations, too -- in terms of life priorities, I simply consider children as "nice to have". For someone on the fence like me, this is enough."
This is pretty far away from someone who wants to start a family. Children are just "nice to have?"
> The only way to take offense to that is to look for it.
You could say the same thing about my response to OP.
I just straight up disagree here. The implication here is that they're making a significant personal sacrifice in an attempt to save the earth. In reality, they already don't want children and this is a convenient way to present themselves in a positive moral light. You're leaving out the part where OP says he doesn't really want kids that much.
"I have other justificiations, too -- in terms of life priorities, I simply consider children as "nice to have". For someone on the fence like me, this is enough."
This is pretty far away from someone who wants to start a family. Children are just "nice to have?"
> The only way to take offense to that is to look for it.
You could say the same thing about my response to OP.