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Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by verisimi on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:01AM (#44233104)
Isn't this good news for the environment?
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by PlunderBunny on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:15AM (#44233209)
Yes, but it's going to come too late for climate change, and I'd wager that the percentage of people - relative to the total population - living at 'first world' standards is going to increase nevertheless, which is also bad for the environment.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by morepedantic on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:42AM (#44233416)
Not necessarily. There are a lot of second and third order effects to consider.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by alexey-salmin on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @03:33AM (#44233767)
Not really. The ideas that survive into the future will be the ideas of societies that sustain themselves. And it doesn't seem to coincide with "enlightened" ideas that much, including the desire to protect the environment.

Though I'm way more worried about e.g. women rights than the environment.

Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by pengaru on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:19AM (#44233236)
Yes
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Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by tomhow on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:36AM (#44233369)
We've banned this account.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by morepedantic on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:42AM (#44233410)
The guy's name was kitler. Do you think that kitten hitler, or something else?
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by tomhow on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:56AM (#44233521)
Let's not waste any more time thinking about it. The comment is more than reason enough to ban the account.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by morepedantic on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @12:32AM (#44244217)
That may be true, and you may have banned the account, but I don't think you banned the person.

New account created immediately after, responding to the same thread with the same sentiment but less extreme specific statements.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=drentost

Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by morepedantic on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:40AM (#44233399)
I don't think you understand how closely related Europeans and Indians are.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says by drentost on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @05:05AM (#44234350)
lmao in your dreams maybe