What if they’re actually dumb and we need other other strategies? Something to think about before banning the pill.
As a parent I find the environment extremely child-hostile. I don’t want to go into it here, I’m just pointing out there’s a lot of work one could do besides blocking a certain gender from equal access to birth control pills.
>Something to think about before banning the pill.
Regardless whether the strategies are bad or not, banning contraceptives should never be on the table.
>As a parent I find the environment extremely child-hostile.
It might be child-hostile, but is how child-hostile the environment is actually a consideration? The situation for having children has never been better, but birthrates are some of the lowest they have ever been.
The rough transition aside, would it be so bad to return to lower population levels? The only thing I'm sad about is that I won't live to see the population decline rather than increase.
As a species on the planet? No, there's nothing bad about it. But it's going to be bad politically. It will shake up the power of countries when population numbers change and no country wants to give to power.
Yes — it’s absolutely psychotic to hope for a mass loss of human life and the decline of our species.
There’s no reason to think it would make things better — and many to think a massive population decline would come with a technology regression and stall of our advancement.
I think such ideas are a form of mental illness, often stemming from delusions about the world.
thatjoeoverthr|3 years ago
As a parent I find the environment extremely child-hostile. I don’t want to go into it here, I’m just pointing out there’s a lot of work one could do besides blocking a certain gender from equal access to birth control pills.
Mirioron|3 years ago
Regardless whether the strategies are bad or not, banning contraceptives should never be on the table.
>As a parent I find the environment extremely child-hostile.
It might be child-hostile, but is how child-hostile the environment is actually a consideration? The situation for having children has never been better, but birthrates are some of the lowest they have ever been.
everdrive|3 years ago
Mirioron|3 years ago
zmgsabst|3 years ago
There’s no reason to think it would make things better — and many to think a massive population decline would come with a technology regression and stall of our advancement.
I think such ideas are a form of mental illness, often stemming from delusions about the world.
GekkePrutser|3 years ago
It'll cause some demographic issues in the short term but we'll just have to deal with that.
colechristensen|3 years ago
Also the planet will be just fine, it is us we’re worried about.
lvturner|3 years ago