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luqtasyesterday at 10:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

> The real heroes are the ones ambitiously raising the next generation while changing the world right now.

so pedagogy and psychology researchers? giving that having biological children is the worst ecological offense someone can do in an ever increasing worldwide population? [0] how about adopting and getting into voluntary programs or even do pro-social things with your money?

giving birth on the current societal status-quo not only screws with the future of our own specie but also a bunch of others which may go extinct because of our greed

[0] https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541/...


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entechyesterday at 11:22 PM

Things are considered important in the context of humanity. Environmental concerns only exist because of its impacts on humanity. The planet does not care.

Calling having children an ecological offence is like saying that best way to reduce emissions is for all people to die.

scnstoday at 12:57 AM

giving that having biological children is the worst ecological offense someone can do in an ever increasing worldwide population?

Have you ever heard of fracking? Or mining Gold using mercury?

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