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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I don't think the argument is that one couple not having any children would be better for the environment, but "can I bring a child into this world and expose somebody I love to the perils of this new world?"
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Up until 100 years ago every child faced far far worse issues of food security, disease, poverty, war, etc... than any child is likely to face in the near future. Not having children because they might not grow up in the baby boomer world of excess seems a little extreme to me. As it currently stands, the quality of life in the Western world continues to improve over time. Everything points to indicators like life expectancy continuing to improve.