Anti-natalism

TagLast edit: Jan 16, 2024, 2:44 PM by Toby Tremlett🔹

Anti-natalism is a philosophical position that argues against human reproduction, often based on the belief that bringing new life into the world results in more harm than good.

Actualism, asymmetry and extinction

MichaelStJulesJan 7, 2025, 4:02 PM

24 points

0 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] What are the best defenses of human lives being worth living?

Tejas SubramaniamJan 24, 2024, 9:41 PM

9 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Paper summary: Do not go gentle: why the Asymmetry does not support anti-natalism (Andreas Mogensen)

Global Priorities InstituteDec 20, 2022, 11:00 AM

21 points

2 comments5 min readEA link

The Case For Fruit Fly Antinatalism

Daniel DaymoonSep 7, 2023, 9:31 PM

22 points

0 comments14 min readEA link

Pro-natalist success would cause so much animal suffering it is not even a net-positive cause area

ben.smithDec 8, 2024, 6:17 PM

31 points

15 comments4 min readEA link

Imposing a Lifestyle: A New Argument for Antinatalism

OldphanAug 23, 2023, 10:23 PM

10 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(www.cambridge.org)

[Linkpost] BBC—How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

jackvaJan 23, 2024, 5:47 AM

79 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.bbc.co.uk)

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Anti-natalism

Ac­tu­al­ism, asym­me­try and extinction

[Question] What are the best defenses of hu­man lives be­ing worth liv­ing?

Paper sum­mary: Do not go gen­tle: why the Asym­me­try does not sup­port anti-na­tal­ism (An­dreas Mo­gensen)