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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by satvikpendem on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:15AM (#37723866)
Why is a hobby shallow but the creation of life deep? Surely that depends on the hobby as well. Having a child can be seen, in one aspect, as a very expensive and time consuming hobby.

What is so special about creating life, anyway?

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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by legutierr on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:06PM (#37727291)
Everything humans create depends on humanity existing, and humanity ceases to be without children.

Human life is a prerequisite for everything humans create.

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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by satvikpendem on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:15PM (#37727414)
It's not as if humans will go extinct. The UN predicts we will peak at 10 billion in 2100 and stabilize at 5 billion overall afterwards. When we were last at 5 billion, it was 1987, so it's not like we didn't build human societies before then. Those who want kids will have them and those who don't will not.
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