TrashGoblin [he/him, they/them] to videos • 9 months agoKurzgesagt has gone mask off, maybe.external-linkmessage-square31 fedilinkarrow-up154file-text
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minus-squarewindowlicker [she/her]hexbear10·9 months agonow compare the emissions of having a child to military activities and billionaires using their jets constantly for like 30 minute trips link
minus-squarestewie3128 [he/him]hexbear1·edit-29 months agoObviously those things are on a different scale, but there are 3.7 million children born in the US alone every year. That means it would take 193 million people -per year - switching to an entirely car-free lifestyle to negate that. Or 400 million people per year switching to a plant-based diet. Billionaires and the military doing bad stuff doesn't justify the ecological harm of enlarging the human population. link
now compare the emissions of having a child to military activities and billionaires using their jets constantly for like 30 minute trips
Obviously those things are on a different scale, but there are 3.7 million children born in the US alone every year.
That means it would take 193 million people -per year - switching to an entirely car-free lifestyle to negate that.
Or 400 million people per year switching to a plant-based diet.
Billionaires and the military doing bad stuff doesn't justify the ecological harm of enlarging the human population.