> I really feel we are at the beginning of a mass extinction
Presumably that extinction would take place several generations from now? One great way to avoid or slow extinction would be to procreate.
> this messed up world
As bad as things might be, aren't they way way way way better than they were in previous generations? Before Russia invaded Ukraine we were on a really great streak of very little warfare on Earth (relative to decades and centuries before). Fewer people are facing malnutrition and disease from centuries before. Many countries are much more egalitarian and less corrupt than they were centuries before.
I think maybe you are taking too many things for granted that are really quite good in modern times.
> I think maybe you are taking too many things for granted that are really quite good in modern times.
The facts that (a) the world is better than it has ever been and (b) the world is currently awful and (c) we can make the world much better, are all true statements. This good article was recently discussed on HN: https://ourworldindata.org/much-better-awful-can-be-better
> Presumably that extinction would take place several generations from now? One great way to avoid or slow extinction would be to procreate.
... is that necessarily true? If our current population is well above the long-term carrying capacity, in terms of maximizing 'time there are humans on the planet', could the best course involve letting the population decrease for an extended period, and then aiming for a steady population only after we're near that carrying capacity.
A yeast cell in a wine bottle can reproduce while sugar is plentiful, but the increased population leads to more rapid sugar consumption and eventually fermentation stops.
Presumably that extinction would take place several generations from now? One great way to avoid or slow extinction would be to procreate.
> this messed up world
As bad as things might be, aren't they way way way way better than they were in previous generations? Before Russia invaded Ukraine we were on a really great streak of very little warfare on Earth (relative to decades and centuries before). Fewer people are facing malnutrition and disease from centuries before. Many countries are much more egalitarian and less corrupt than they were centuries before.
I think maybe you are taking too many things for granted that are really quite good in modern times.