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'''Environmentalism''' is the goal of keeping the environment intact in near or far future. Similar to [[eugenics]], its proponents tend to be ideological and tend to get overly enthusiastic due to runaway [[virtue signaling]] and may overlook the difficulties involved, for example, that discouraging procreation will create [[incels]] and completely demotivated males. | '''Environmentalism''' is the goal of keeping the environment intact in near or far future. Similar to [[eugenics]], its proponents tend to be ideological and tend to get overly enthusiastic due to runaway [[virtue signaling]] and may overlook the difficulties involved, for example, that discouraging procreation will create [[incels]] and completely demotivated males. | ||
== | ==History of anti-natalism in environmentalism== | ||
In 1968, a Stanford biologist named Paul Ehrlich published the bestselling book The Population Bomb and co-founded the organization Zero Population Growth (later renamed Population Connection), arguing that the growth in global population would lead to famines and ecological crisis. He also suggested that people have no more than two children. | |||
The organisation Zero Population Growth (later renamed Population Connection) was started in 1968 by a biologist named Paul Ehrlich. | |||
In the 90s, at least one environmentalist became even more radically anti-copulation. A member of Zero Population Growth named Les Knight launched the ''Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)'' with the goal of “Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed”. He launched a 1996 website explaining his goals.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/anti-natalists-childfree-population-climate-change</ref> | |||
== Environmentalism and the future == | |||
==Generational conflict over environmentalism== | |||
Even though the claim that the environment needs to be maintained for human survival has some merit to it, to avoid a generational conflict between younger and older generations, there is a trade-off to be made between ensuring current social harmony and creating a livable future of the offspring. This trade-off does not have a simple solution though due to the risks involved. Perhaps this conflict could be dismissed due to the uncertainties involved. | |||
==Current limits to growth== | |||
Much of social harmony appears to depend on economic growth as it provides a strong incentive to get more stuff from created newly value rather than from other people. Once growth is gone, things tend to turn into zero-sum games instead, meaning whenever someone wants more he has to get it from others others, if necessary by force (e.g. burglary, wars etc.). Transitioning to a post-growth economy will inevitably risk this and thus has the tendency to divide people. Once it is socially acceptable to put high priority the planet should be preserved it is easy to conclude that the world is overpopulated and hence authoritarian leaders may decide for drastic measures of decimating the population (for their own automated paradise of course). Economic growth is nearly synonymous with carbon emissions until an alternative fuel is found. | Much of social harmony appears to depend on economic growth as it provides a strong incentive to get more stuff from created newly value rather than from other people. Once growth is gone, things tend to turn into zero-sum games instead, meaning whenever someone wants more he has to get it from others others, if necessary by force (e.g. burglary, wars etc.). Transitioning to a post-growth economy will inevitably risk this and thus has the tendency to divide people. Once it is socially acceptable to put high priority the planet should be preserved it is easy to conclude that the world is overpopulated and hence authoritarian leaders may decide for drastic measures of decimating the population (for their own automated paradise of course). Economic growth is nearly synonymous with carbon emissions until an alternative fuel is found. | ||
==References== | |||
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==See Also== | |||
*[[Anti-natalism]] | |||
*[[Sex]] | |||
*[[Procreation]] | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||