• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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    14 hours ago

    I often wonder if we’re being instinctual pressured to find children unappealing given limited resources (albeit artificial limit) and overpopulation.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 hours ago

      I don’t think it’s anything that remotely “kind”. I think it’s an attempt to further the wealth divide using intelligence as a proxy to try and perpetuate a more easily controlled populace.

      If you want an easily controlled populace, wouldn’t you want to increase the amount of intelligent people opting out of perpetuating their intelligence? Wouldn’t you want more of the type of person who would have a kid by accident?

      I get that intelligence propagates through teaching, adopting is a thing, etc, but I’m talking broad strokes here.

      I’ll fully admit it’s conspiracy minded as all hell and awful close to “race replacement” bullshit (get me a vomit bag please). I just look at the type of people who are choosing to not have kids lately and go “but you’re the exact type of people who are being a wonderful thorn in the side of the billionaires! We need more of you!”

      So get teaching. Go be a community role model. Make sure you spread the knowledge and amti-establishment attitude even if you don’t have crotch goblins.