• becool@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    it’s time for this fad to stop. we don’t need anymore kids. we’ve got more than enough people already.

    • EnderWi99in@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Until quite suddenly we don’t. There’s going to be a massive population plunge in about 20 years with a large aging population and nobody to help fill the gap behind them. Granted, I think that’s where AI and robotics can probably help which is what Japan seems to be banking on.

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        1 year ago

        I am looking forward to the massive population plunge… as is the rest of the earth. Hopefully, with less humans we can have better social programs and more earth friendly usage of resources.

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          You’re looking forward to unprecedented mass suffering for the human race resulting in a decimated population? 😬

      • zuu@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Only true in specific countries though right? Globally doesn’t seem like a plunge is likely.

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      This is false. Having kids is very important. The earth can sustainably support billions more. That is, if a certain percentage of people did not hoard all the wealth and resources.

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        Having kids in order to support society is basically treating children as a resource. Why don’t we fix up society a bit so we can start having children brought into society as people? Right now kids are basically just cogs in a machine.

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        We don’t need more people. We now have the ability to automatize a vast majority of infrastructure.

        That is, if a certain percentage of people did not hoard all the wealth and resources.

        This is a big part of the problem, and unfortunately it’s never going to change.

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    1 year ago

    The moment he realises his game backlog will remain untouched and continue to grow until his retirement just after his excessive Steam Summer Sale spending. Talk about modern day horror…

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    1 year ago

    The wording of the headline, and the people in the photo made me confused.

    First: Is this badly worded? Did it mean a mother of twins’ child has just had quadruplets? That’s the mother at the back in the middle, her 2 twin sons beside her in…clinical gowns? No…

    Second: The mother had twins, one of them has had quadruplets, it’s him the picture is foc…no, wait - same thing.

    Third: The woman at the front has 2 twin daughters (also in the picture), and she’s now had an additional set of quadruplets and the father is staring at the camera because…? There’s no way in hell he didn’t know she was having quadruplets.

    Fourth: Why are there 3 people in the back? Like, they’re taking the focus.

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      The mother (holding two children) had quadruplets. She is carrying two children, the other two are being carried by the father.

      The twins (left and right) are the parents’ older children. In the background are three hospital workers.

      The picture is a meme because the father is looking at the camera in a funny way and is obviously happy about his new children.

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      The title isn’t confusing, the extra people in the photo can be, but then you look at who’s holding the babies and infer those are the parents.

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      I don’t think he’s staring at the camera like this because he didn’t expect it, but because a birth of quarduplets takes a lot of time. He’s probably just really exhausted and is trying to keep his eyes open.

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      Why does it focus on the mother and not “couple who had twins, has quadruplets”. Idk, the wording just sucks.

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        The mother gave birth to them. If that’s the thing that confuses you I don’t know what else to say.