The world is being destroyed, physically, economically, and culturally by a small and malignant infestation of greedy parasites. There is little hope for future so why would people want to bring their children into it?

[+] pineapple@lemmy.ml -15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

This comment is getting way too many upvotes. The world is not that bad and I'm sure 99% of people alive today would rather be alive than to never have been born. I'm not saying it's that good but it's not so bad that I would rather be not born.

[–] Minnels@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

No, it is not too bad today but what about in a year? In 5 years? 10? 20? If you bring another human into this world you always have the thoughts about this new person and want it to have its best life. Today is fine but I doubt 20 years from now will look fine. Probably much sooner than that and it will not look very fine any longer.

And no, I don't regret being born either. Just wish people stopped being so ignorant and stupid.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh I completely disagree. If humans had a simple offswitch the world population would crater. Basically if wanting to be dead made people dead we would have a massive amount of dead people fast.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Could you find your own birth and upbringing?

The conditions that resulted in people having multiple children no longer exist.

Good or bad are relative, however if things that make population go up are good and down are bad.

There are other examples of these changes in society, similar direction, similar causes.

It is not a stretch to use ones observed live to make a claim that things in general are bad.

It's a vibe. Quite popular.

Being edgy is also a vibe.

Denial, also a vibe.