More People Means More Good - by Étienne Fortier-Dubois

AWM #71: Misanthropy is deeply wrong; we ultimately need more of us 👶

There’s a certain kind of argument that goes like this: “Humans are responsible for $BAD_THING. Therefore the way to solve $BAD_THING is to have fewer humans, or no humans at all.” (Substitute the $BAD_THING variable with whatever problem your society currently has. A popular one is climate change.) Let’s call this the Misanthropic Argument. The Misanthropic Argument is a bad argument. Actually, “bad” is too mild. It’s an evil argument. Accepting it — and following it to its logical conclusions — is one of the worst things you can possibly think. This strong statement shouldn’t surprise…

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