You’re not raising ‘the workforce’, you’re raising a human being that will produce a vast amount of co2 future humans, even us in coming decades, can’t afford to have in the atmosphere. So if raising this child is such a selfless burden the solution is simple: don’t do it.
Most jobs exist because the people exist to do them. We saw what was essential to support a global population of 8 billion odd with covid (ie not all that much really). AI - vast energy drain itself that in co2 terms shouldn’t exist - is coming for white collar bullshit jobs. We very well might be entering a period where the people exist but the jobs don’t. We don’t need more people from wealthy nations, consuming wealthy nationers’ resources.
Honestly, bringing a whole new kid into the world when there are so many out there in the system without parents is pretty selfish too.
I mean I get it. I too, desperately want to be a mother. But if I ever get to a point where I could actually support a child (doubtful), I’ll definitely adopt.
You’re not raising ‘the workforce’, you’re raising a human being that will produce a vast amount of co2 future humans, even us in coming decades, can’t afford to have in the atmosphere. So if raising this child is such a selfless burden the solution is simple: don’t do it.
Most jobs exist because the people exist to do them. We saw what was essential to support a global population of 8 billion odd with covid (ie not all that much really). AI - vast energy drain itself that in co2 terms shouldn’t exist - is coming for white collar bullshit jobs. We very well might be entering a period where the people exist but the jobs don’t. We don’t need more people from wealthy nations, consuming wealthy nationers’ resources.
Honestly, bringing a whole new kid into the world when there are so many out there in the system without parents is pretty selfish too.
I mean I get it. I too, desperately want to be a mother. But if I ever get to a point where I could actually support a child (doubtful), I’ll definitely adopt.