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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Better to have those issues than massive resource shortages that cause migration and war.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, those are coming regardless. We were fucked twenty years ago and it has only gotten worse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, they've already started, like in Syria, but we can and should mitigate and adapt instead of sticking our heads in the sand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In fact the Europeans not having kids will increase migratiom quite a lot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More people also means more hands to get more resources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

We're already past sustainable limits globally for many key resources.