picture unrelated but it makes me happy to look at

climate doomerism

How do you cope with the impending climate collapse? I try so hard to just keep on going one day at a time but sometimes I get so deep in the darkness I have to go out and grab a coffee or something to keep my kid from seeing my mood and asking what’s wrong.

I don’t see the world being a good place for them to live by the time they’re an adult and I feel intense guilt for bringing them into such a world. I’ve got plenty of arguments against antinatalism, I have plenty of theoretical reasons why people should continue to have children (only the fash having kids seems like a bad thing) but at the end of the day I feel like they will resent having been born when they find out that I was well aware of the state of the world at the time.

Sorry for the bad vibes.

If you don’t have kids and reply I might get upset but I’ll try to just ignore you

  • TrippyFocusEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I recently had twins and have struggled with this very same thought. The 2 things that I’ve tried to keep in mind:

    • Small picture: Despite the future problems definitely being incredibly serious, humans have had children in dire situations before and people can find joy in life even when the world isn’t in a great place. Even doing small things with your kids can make their day/childhood so just being a good parent who loves your kid will go a long way.

    • Big picture: Like you said if only facists are raising kids the future will be more difficult. That’s not to say we should put a lot on our kids to “fix” the world all by themselves but raising them to care about other people and be active in their communities is good.

    Sorry if that isn’t super helpful