Yuyuko comments on Why I'm Skeptical About Unproven Causes (And You Should Be Too) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Yuyuko 16 August 2013 08:07:13PM 0 points [-]

Exceeding the planet's carrying capacity (as above) is a sufficiently credible and immediate existential risk to take seriously (but perhaps still is not as credible nor as immediate as other existential risks). However, there are no known interventions at this time to reliably improve our planet's carrying capacity.

Though I fear it hypocritical to mention: perhaps you ought to give some thought to reducing consumption per individual living human instead? Particularly among those who already enjoy the largesse?

Comment author: bokov 16 August 2013 11:08:05PM 1 point [-]

Each extra kid can completely wipe out a lifetime of being a responsible consumption.

Comment author: peter_hurford 16 August 2013 10:38:14PM 1 point [-]