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Topic	Why is it expected in society that we praise someone who has or is having a kid?
Zeus 06/05/18 10:24:35 PM #30:	WhiteWolf338 posted... There is already a huge population problem now. Plus i find it more praiseworthy who adopts a child that is already out there. If anything people should slow down on having kids. They take up more space and resources. Overlooking that overpopulation isn't nearly as big of an issue as people seem to believe, that's only for THIS generation. If nobody has kids, the race dies. However, even if there aren't enough kids, the system falls apart. Even if we scaled down the population, it needs to happen slowly. And, as a general rule, the countries with the highest birth rates tend to have lower life expectancies so you kinda need more kids to offset that. Far-Queue posted... Sarcasthma posted... WhiteWolf338 posted... There is already a huge population problem now. Overpopulation is an issue only in a relatively small number of countries. Hell, places like Japan need way more kids. This. Even US states like Vermont have an aging population. I believe they're actually paying people to move to Vermont in hopes of bolstering a younger demographic. Yup: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2018/06/03/vermont-wants-to-pay-you-10000-to-move-there-and-work/ I was also surprised to see that story the other day. Granted, that's also just a way to bring new money into the state and build their economy around it. States like Vermont tend to be left behind. rogerskg1979 posted... helIy posted... i dont think people realize that the entire population of the world could all live comfortably in a place the size of Texas. Bullshit. Do you have an actual source for that or is your butthole your source? China has a population of about 1.4 billion and a total area of about 3.7 million square miles. The world population is about 7.6 billion, and Texas has a total area of about 260,000 square miles. So you're saying you can put 5.5 times the Chinese population into a total area that is 14 times smaller, and everyone could "live comfortably"? That may be one of the stupidest things ever said on GameFAQs. You do realize that China is already very overcrowded and people already don't live comfortably there, don't you? A lot of China's space is unused. It's not like you have an even distribution across the entire country. Kigalas posted... Because its a pretty major thing, as having children upends your life. You go from normal people living to a place of massive sleep deprivation for multiple months or years, while learning how to care for a completely helpless being that they just send home with you and you have to figure it out - no manual included. And once you figure them out, then their needs change just enough that it feels like starting from scratch again. Becoming a parent is simultaneously the best and worst decision you can make in your life. Yeah, it's a huge sacrifice. Even if you're a shit parent, it's still a lot of extra work. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:902622799] in Why is it ... [t:76675990]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiteWolf338 posted...</cite> <quote>There is already a huge population problem now. Plus i find it more praiseworthy who adopts a child that is already out there. If anything people should slow down on having kids. They take up more space and resources.</quote> Overlooking that overpopulation isn't nearly as big of an issue as people seem to believe, that's only for THIS generation. If nobody has kids, the race dies. However, even if there aren't enough kids, the system falls apart. Even if we scaled down the population, it needs to happen slowly. And, as a general rule, the countries with the highest birth rates tend to have lower life expectancies so you kinda need more kids to offset that. <cite>Far-Queue posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sarcasthma posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiteWolf338 posted...</cite> <quote>There is already a huge population problem now.</quote> Overpopulation is an issue only in a relatively small number of countries. Hell, places like Japan need way more kids.</quote> This. Even US states like Vermont have an aging population. I believe they're actually paying people to move to Vermont in hopes of bolstering a younger demographic. Yup: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2018/06/03/vermont-wants-to-pay-you-10000-to-move-there-and-work/</quote> I was also surprised to see that story the other day. Granted, that's also just a way to bring new money into the state and build their economy around it. States like Vermont tend to be left behind. <cite>rogerskg1979 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>helIy posted...</cite> <quote>i dont think people realize that the entire population of the world could all live comfortably in a place the size of Texas.</quote> Bullshit. Do you have an actual source for that or is your butthole your source? China has a population of about 1.4 billion and a total area of about 3.7 million square miles. The world population is about 7.6 billion, and Texas has a total area of about 260,000 square miles. So you're saying you can put 5.5 times the Chinese population into a total area that is 14 times smaller, and everyone could "live comfortably"? That may be one of the stupidest things ever said on GameFAQs. You do realize that China is already very overcrowded and people already don't live comfortably there, don't you?</quote> A lot of China's space is unused. It's not like you have an even distribution across the entire country. <cite>Kigalas posted...</cite> <quote>Because its a pretty major thing, as having children upends your life. You go from normal people living to a place of massive sleep deprivation for multiple months or years, while learning how to care for a completely helpless being that they just send home with you and you have to figure it out - no manual included. And once you figure them out, then their needs change just enough that it feels like starting from scratch again. Becoming a parent is simultaneously the best and worst decision you can make in your life.</quote> Yeah, it's a huge sacrifice. Even if you're a shit parent, it's still a lot of extra work. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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