Climate change is making people think twice about having children
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- "Mothers who regret having children are speaking up"
- "The Two Reasons Parents Regret Having Kids"
- "Many people we spoke to about the childfree life said they were happy with pets instead."
- "Why having kids doesn’t necessarily make you happier, according to research"
-This is what I tell friends who are torn about having children
-Things to Consider before Having a Baby
-One Legacy of the Pandemic May Be Less Judgment of the Child-Free
Anti-natalism seems anti-memetic because the adherents don’t reproduce enough to carry on these serious philosophies to their belief.
It makes me think about how these ideas end up spreading anyway. So it could be so good that it convinces people. Or there could be false adherents.
There’s some religions that don’t allow sex (eg, Shakers [1]) and it’s curious to me that they still exist since they only grow through converts with each member dying off and rarely reproducing.