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		hexscrews on Nov 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 11,000 Scientists Say Earth's Population Needs to ... One of the reasons I've committed to never having children is because there isn't a NEED for more children. We (our species) has a far excess of humans to survive just anything.

madacoo on Nov 6, 2019 | [–]

There is a big difference between opting out as an individual and suggesting that this is a reasonable solution for others.

huffmsa on Nov 6, 2019 | [–]

You're reducing the evolutionary diversity of the species, making us more susceptible to catastrophic single point failure in the future.

Quite selfish.

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