capitalist rule #69420: have sex

genesis@kbin.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone – 398 points –
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Not entirely accurate. Shit hits the fan before this changes too much and we are in much debt. Also infrastructure is somewhat of a fixed cost. I.e. being fewer people does not reduce infrastructure emissions.

Antinatalism isn't ab answer to the problem, but might be a reasonable reaction.

That being said I do not want to advocate for having more children or put the blame for the systemic issues on the individuals suffering from them.

some infrastructure, but by no means all. But I think my stance has always been closer to “if they wanted me to bring in additional players, they should’ve made the game more fun to play”

Population decline will be the socio-economic epoch which finally puts an end to obligate growth capitalism, and the initial demographic crisis will force us to reprioritize how we use resources and technology to support aging populations. Historical materialism goes brrrrrr.

Refusing to make children for the capitalist machine is just good praxis.