• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 hours ago

    Not having children can also at best have a net zero impact. If we’re taking opportunity costs for future actions into account, the single highest reduction in emissions for an individual is to die.

    In day to day life, veganism has the single highest impact. Still, I’ll never have (non -adopted) children, emissions are a part of it, but mostly because I don’t want to bring someone into the world that’s so thoroughly fucked at the moment

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      6 hours ago

      Knock it off with the “but it’s better to die than go vegan” argument. It’s rude.

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        3 hours ago

        That’s not what I said? I was making a point about how not having children isn’t in the same category as going vegan, when it comes to emission reductions.

        I’ve personally been vegan for years.

    • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      In day to day life, veganism has the single highest impact

      I don’t know how this can be quantified, but id love to see how you try.