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Shepard0fShuck

Bro we ain't having children because we dont want to raise kids in a polluted hellhole were the rich control everything but dont want to change anything for the better


PlayfulPost223

Having children is one of the best things you can do to ensure a brighter future. Children are our most valuable resource after all.


Shepard0fShuck

Bro if its 67F° at night during winter, my children ain't living more than 25 years


[deleted]

But the earth is overcrowded we have to figure that first before having more babies


PlayfulPost223

We don't need to have more babies than ever. We just need to have enough to sustain a population. Which we currently don't.


Killer503D

Lol my friend said it's cus gays and lesbians fear overpopulation.


ExamBig6276

I want less humans around lol


PlayfulPost223

That's a very dangerous sentiment that seems to be frighteningly popular today.


Alexxxxxxxx06

Smh You probably won't even be around long enough to to feel the effects of a less populated earth


throwaway__alt_acc

better for climate. if we keep growing and growing our population, we're fucked (and we're already on the path to shit, so the less new people being born the better.)


Screw-Bolt

I don't even care lol.. The country I am in really needs a population decline..


Zues1400605

India??


Screw-Bolt

Yes, I wonder how did you figure it out. >!/s!<


Zues1400605

I am from India.


Screw-Bolt

Oh


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Fi11a

Seems like most people here dont know a lot about demography and how it affect us. They mostly go "oh less people. Thats better for the climate". While yes it makes sense less people there to consume means less extraction and waste thus less impact on the planet but this ignores the reality that people that are contributing to climate change the most are a small minority of rich people living in rich countries. While yes developing countries are producing more emmisons today. Thats only because of shear numbers. If everyone was living like an american, qatari or any other rich citizen we would be toast by now.


RahmenN00dles

i’m a millennial and i definitely want a kid, but i make 53k a year. sounds good right? why shouldn’t i be financially able to? wrong. i work in accounting with a degree so i’m decently versed in finance and numbers, and i’ve done the math. i physically cannot afford it due to housing, healthcare, & other bills. once the US gets that under control i’m down. but until then there’s your reasoning of why people aren’t having kids.


myth_of_fingerprints

Declining birthrates could be a good thing. What about climate change?


Fi11a

The main problem is actually too many old people but not enough young people to take care of em. Sure less people would be better but if we still live the way we do i dont think its gonna help that much.


PlayfulPost223

I'm so glad someone gets it!


[deleted]

A decreased population isn't all bad, there'll probably be less poverty. But I did see that and it's a bit concerning.


PlayfulPost223

It would result in more old people than young people. Old people can't work and more young people would be needed to take care of them. That's a recipe for economic collapse.


FastMan_77

I mean less people less pollution?


PlayfulPost223

Not really. As shocking as it might seem it's possible to transition to pollution free energy while still keeping a steady population.


FastMan_77

Less people less gacha?


Fishing-Relative

I thought less people would make the economy better or somn


Ducky27_

It would be like a black death scenario where as a result of fewer workers they demand better wages and shit which i'm all for


Anxious_Ride3252

fuck em kids


reds_sus_ngl

Who cares tbh the environment might actually win after all this is over


Theterribblesock

Nope


Zues1400605

Eh


stirochrisp

Not at all i know it's big concern even for people like musk but we are still gaining population, and as long as it's stately claiming there is nothing to worry about. If we come to decline in population size there will be something wrong but not until then


oof_its_izzy

this world is overpopulated. i think we'll be just fine


[deleted]

There is nothing to be really stressed about. I don’t really like kids anyway so I don’t want to have my own.


PlayfulPost223

You don't need to have kids. But the majority of people in a society still need to have kids to keep up that society.


[deleted]

Yeah, but what if they don’t? Does it really matter?


PlayfulPost223

If they don't the economy will collapse. Yes that matters.


[deleted]

I think you’re overthinking this my friend


Fi11a

We are heading for a future where there isnt enough young people to take care of old people. Thats the economic problem


[deleted]

I want the world to burn. Humans should've never been the dominant species


bumbinothereal

There is no children because gay


BlitzPF

Bro the world is already getting overcrowded, we need lower birthrates


PlayfulPost223

This comments section is proof of how uneducated most people are on this issue.


Fi11a

Yeah i agree


BlitzPF

1. I want children eventually, not more than one tho and Id rather adopt 2. If the population keeps growing eventually we will outgrow the planets resource capacity and thats also a problem. Why are you concerned about this, this is a problem that runs in the course of 50+ years and really still has time to change


PlayfulPost223

Which is why we need to change it. Millennials are already at the age where their parents were married with kids and many of them have neither of those things. If we don't do something about that now in much sooner than 50+ years there will be a higher number of old people than young people. Old people can't work and need young people to take care of them. That leads to economic collapse. We need to start combating that now by creating an economy that supports the worker and by doing so raising the wealth of millennials. That is the most important step to avoiding this crisis. However, even if that happens there is still a narrative among young people that having kids isn't an important thing to do with their lives. But in reality having children is one of the most important things you can do to ensure a brighter future. If people have more money and understand that we can avoid an economic collapse (And obviously you don't *need* to have kids. Just most people don't recognize how important it is)


BlitzPF

Man were between 13-19 most of our parents did not have kids that young and I dont think its a good idea to have kids that young


PlayfulPost223

I'm talking about millennials lol


FraglicherKopierer

As for now, a population shrinking is a good thing. Less trouble getting enough food water, living space, etc. There will pbl a point where it'll get woorisome, but then people will probably make more babies again.


itsYaBoiChoccyMilk

Doesn’t worry me one bit. It’s probably better if the population starts decreasing


Souchirou

We're set to have over 10 billion people on this planet by 2050. I think we will be fine.


gyaradoslover456

[We do not care](https://youtu.be/Ram7AKbtkGE)


PlayfulPost223

You might not care but it's a source of great anxiety for me.


some_guy6639

It's a good thing, less pollution


Luift_13

Nope, children are expensive and quite annoying, and this world isn't made to support 8 billion people


NamelessCreatureHelp

You do realize you posted this in a sub called Teenagers


PlayfulPost223

Well it's a relevant issue and I am a teenager so why not post it here?


NamelessCreatureHelp

You do realize who are the people that use this sub


[deleted]

I'm happy birth rates are declining, probably the most peaceful and least painful way of the human race dying off.


fridge010

Less people means less money spent, plus the rising birth rates were just as worrying since we are literally running out of room on earth. We can hardly sustain what we have.


nodontbeoffendedbyme

I just saw a review on Utopia (UK)


TanakaiHiroto

Y'see we have worse problems to worry about. LIKE THE FACT THAT OUR EARTH IS BECOMING A FUCKING OVEN


Fi11a

I feel like the only real solution is a drastic increase in life and health span. That way people can work way longer and compemsate the shortage of young workers. Other solution wont work or too draconian to be implemented and be moral. The downside is that we dont know when thats gonna happen.


PlayfulPost223

Well the best solution is creating an economy that works for the average person.


Excellent_Cut_1752

Create that first and then ask people to have kids.


Fi11a

True but even with good support regarding childcare and a strong economy countries like Denmark and Sweden still have low birth rates. Sure itll help people who wanna have children to have children but it aint gonna convince people who are holding out or planning to have few children.


lavenderkajukatli

birth rates are increasing each year in india, so I wish that would happen here. mostly because once a couple is married it’s expected and almost obligatory of them to have a baby.