Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
"Unlike the pronatalists, who want to solve depopulation problems by bringing in entire new demographic cohorts of people, who are likely to have radically different values from us, on a mass scale, I'd rather we preserve our culture and focus on keeping alive and healthy the people we already have."
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✳️ dcposch on daimo
@dcposch.eth
So this is an ironic twist on the stock anti-immigrant argument to make a life-extension argument instead. Do you actually believe it though? Ofc living longer is good, but are you opposed to natalism & having more kids?
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I consider myself a convex-natalist; I want to see a world where people feel no shame in having 0 children, but also where more people have 5+ (and society+tech is improved to make that choice more feasible for more people)
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✳️ dcposch on daimo
@dcposch.eth
I agree with that, but clearly the second half is the hard part, right? Having no kids is already common. Having even three (let alone 4 or 5) is increasingly rare--even in developing countries like Brazil. In the extreme cases (parts of SF, NY) you see a stroller and there's a little dog inside
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Meg
@meganmichelle.eth
I am one of nine children, and it’s the most meaningful aspect of my life. Ironically, I don’t have any children of my own.
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Brenner
@brenner.eth
Some thoughts on Kids https://avanthropology.substack.com/p/the-kids-are-alright
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ustas.eth
@ustas
That would be a wonderful world. I see having children as a form of experience that you can get after being tired of your usual routine. The main problem with people who have no children is demography crisis. If there's enough people with 5+ children, that might be enough to cover these who don't have them.
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