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Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds (www.livescience.com)

submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

You’re putting somebody else through a life they deserve better than

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[–] The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago*

That's an entirely separate discussion, I'm just talking about the environmental impact of having kids. The impact of having a kid is just the impact they will have as a person.

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