A declining birthrate of human beings will be a boon to wildlife. The 6th extinction is being inflicted on wildlife due to the increase of our human population.

@@brianlemaire4221 but if we slow down, we might not get to the point of being able to literally create life or bring it back from any period. Humans are known to develop stuff

@Jerry Silk but time is limited. We cannot know when a disaster may occur and humans are by far not the only possible cause of those. There are still endless areas uninhabited by humans, I wouldn't exactly say we're out of farmland. Reducing humanity's size 5 times would reduce its performance by more than 5 times as we'd have far less humans to keep the roads and planes running

@Jerry Silk Back in the 1960s, the U.S. population was only 1/2 of what it is today, but the quality of life was a lot better back then. So why continue growing the population if it's going to lead to more socio-economic and environmental problems?

@Jerry Silk people just think that quantity > quality

People did that 99,99% times in history of mankind.

India is a Third World country too. The bad thing is the U.S. is bringing in 1000s of Indians on H1-B visas. Pretty soon the U.S. will look just like India.

@@kansasthunderman1 Not agree. US is superpower and will keep their position. Those who are entering US is talented and highly educated people.

@@PrakashSingh-qi3yo I know fpr a fact that many Indian engineers are using fake diplomas to get jobs in the tech industry. Furthermore, U.S. businesses have siphoned off huge amounts of $$$ from the schools and the taxpayers have nothing to show for all the money that has been spent on public education. Get corruption out of the schools and maybe the U.S. could produce a lot of talented and educated people.

@@kansasthunderman1 ok i can understand ur feeling, also it is your government who issues H1B visa. Tell ur government reduce or limit these acts..afterall US is for American first..americans should be first priority.

And probably you also think that your parents should've done and thought the same as you do now. Well enjoy your life.

@@zjebauo In what part of my comment did I say I think everyone should feel the same way about reproducing? It's personal choice, you absolute potato. 😂

​@@xzxjessxzx I've only mentioned your parents, not everyone. The point is that I don't think this kind of attitude is a matter of genes (or maybe it is, you can tell). It looks like you've just jumped on the same attitude bandwagon as most of internet living millenials disliking this video. Your comment sounds like you would like to avoid hardships and responsibility by not having kids and to keep your easy-going and unshackled life. I find this insulting that in small scale my children would've to work for the people like you because you don't have your own children and your "personal" decisions are making their life harder than necessary because there may be not enough civilized people to work for us. Pick and carry your part of load or live in a jungle where you would be a burden only for the nature. Someone has to produce so you can consume during your retirement. Even if you save the money there may be not enough people to keep up with workload.

​@@zjebauo Your "point" about my parents was irrelevant to my comment. It would have been their choice to have me, and if they chose not to raise children that's perfectly fine with me. I would never force a woman to give birth to a child she didn't want (including my own mother). I haven't jumped on any band wagon 😂 Everyone around me wants kids and I'm the 'weird' one for being happy as I am... I'm 34, and I'm simply not maternal. I have never had the desire to raise children, even as a small child I knew I didn't want them. It's bazaar to even suggest someone not liking children only feels that way because they want to look cool on the internet. Of course i don't want the hardships of having a baby I don't want. For me, having a child would be an extremely negative experience. There is nothing wrong with not wanting children, just like there is nothing wrong with wanting children. I will not have a child just to please the masses. Should I have children I don't want? Is that a good life for a child... to live with a parent who resents them? I find it insulting you seem to think the only reason a woman exists is to be a birthing machine. How do we even know your kids will be useful members of the workforce, and not at home scrounging off the government? What about stay at home mums that only produce daughters? They aren't part of the workforce and are only taking from the system if we use your logic. Should we shame them for not being useful members of the workforce? No, of course not, because everyone contributes in their own way. I am a full time worker in the highest tax bracket. I am working towards being self funded as a retiree and do not mooch off the government. I pay my way and contribute to the economy. Get off your high horse. Having pushed a kid out of your vag doesn't make you better than anyone else you arrogant douche lol.

​@@xzxjessxzx Yup, you're a weird one. 30+ and you still don't feel like having a baby. I know few such girls who don't see themselves as mothers and I really don't get that. The only way I explain this are side effects of birth control pills or current no-baby culture made by idots who think there is too many people already. These are only my guesses. Anyway after giving larger context it doesn't sound like your one of those idiots and thats a relief. I also hope that you didn't just trap yourself in that thought you wouldn't be a good parent. Like, do you really think you would do worse job than child abusers? So far I don't think so (I assume you didn't lie). Also it would be bad if you would end up without close relationships as time goes by.

What happened?

Well stage-IV is usually terminal, so the prognosis isn't great.

@finalfantasy8911 well said

​@finalfantasy8911 Or a life of suffering could still ultimately be worth it.

@finalfantasy8911 Y'all are resentful, nihilistic, and deeply troubled but newsflash not everyone is like you. Some people believe life is worth it in spite of its sufferings.

I don't think it was meant to be easy, in fact, it was meant to be the hardest thing to do, yet the benefit is the greatest. His argument was "help the economy, they bring endless joy and I don't regret it despite the suffering that's to come. Invest in the future or everyone's screwed eventually"

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 "bring endless joy" a personal and individual opinion, not based in facts that only appeals to those who already enjoy children. "I don't regret it" not really an argument, just a statement that again only appeals to those who already enjoy children. "Help the economy" this is is the only 'fact' based argument, but the declining birth rate only hurts the economy if the countries who are fighting immigration continue this fight, and if we want to continue producing at the same level as we already are (which would be dangerous given that we are already WAY overproducing). The only actual gain he could point to would be to fuel social security, and although this is taxed based now that doesn't mean in the future it necessarily must be funded by taxes. So. No real arguments in this video. Or at least not any that are very good.

@@miabecerra2611 more humans, more stuff, not just tables but content and technology and those supporting the aging population. Do you really strive for a world where there are no taxes and you'll die when you can't support yourself unless someone pities you?

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 more people means more COMPITITION as well and more stress when finding a job. Also, why tf should we force people into existance for other peoples sake knowing all the horrible risks

The argument is that maintaining replacement birth rates is vital for maintaining the economy and social fabric. Societies should thus make it easier for young families to have children, to make sure the population does not decline. It's pretty simple and clear-cut, quite frankly.

Respect to you. I'm in your position as well. No reason at all

All children are born for selfish reasons. The question is whether those selfish reasons are good or bad.

@@vze21gwa same here

@andres villegas medina: Wow! NOTHING is more important than family. Also, propagation of the species is essential. Why else do you think Mother Nature made sure most women have a strong maternal drive & perceive babies as the cutest…..especially when they’re your own? Men usually do too. But it should be done for the right reasons. That is to help produce & nurture the next generation. It’s up to you. Blessings!

facts, you have a brain, all the best and power to you son

Your mistake is to assume that you had nothing to do with your birth. Let me tell you that you were the evil gleam in your father's eye well before you were conceived or separated from your mother's womb. What did you forget? Who are you? You think you were only born once, and that you'll die alone? And also, you cannot avoid suffering within life; it is a necessity to living. You think that suffering from mental issues has brought people down, but all you are doing is merely living your life out the way you want to and the way the environment/perceived "other" has molded you. Bringing a child would clearly bring a lot of potential suffering for them and for you. But that is overshadowing the possible joy and love it could create too. We are poor judges, so maybe not having kids is the better path for you--that being said it's not a convincing argument for others.

You are not alone in that

@Peter Kile shotlglassanhero is a religious fanatic lunatic.

Yep

Check out the antinatalist page on reddit. Super insightful.

Same here

Same for me

It surprises me how blatantly people hate children

@@sabrinax4575 for me personally is not the case at all! If I don’t feel to become a mom, it does not mean I hate children. I think you miss the point here… Why having a child and make his life miserable only because society says I should be a mom? Who wants to have children - I wish from the heart they become parents, but for the right reasons, and not from external pressure. everybody should have his own choices and we should respect them, even if they don’t fit with ours.

@@me6780 u can definitely not want children but you absolutely have to respect them.

@LOCAL COPE Are you serious? I have both. I'll leave my trade behind and I'll stick with all 3 of my degrees, thank you.

Nick Nichiporuk, You may not want to hear this buddy, but it needs to be said to someone in your predicament; America needs socialism if it's going to survive. 40+ years of conservative/neoliberal policies have left this country with stagnant wages and an absolute mountain of problems that we don't know if we're going to be able to solve yet. Countries around the world with socialist and social democratic policies make it EXTREMELY easy and safe for their citizens to have children, and be able to comfortably cover their cost of living as well. Something to think about friend :)

@LOCAL COPE I think you need to learn how to read Mr Trump supporter. "Countries around the world with socialist and social democratic policies," that's not the same as what you thought I said.

@LOCAL COPE Look up the terms "Mixed Economy" and "State-Capitalism." Now, I must bid you adieu.

@LOCAL COPE Hahahaha, I'm an architect. So no, I won't be leaving a food service job, ever. I will, however, design the prison you're surely destined to end up in.

no, humans save economy, and babies are needed for humans to exist. Actually, humans save everything if raised well. If you say that, I may as well counter it with: "sperm or atoms save economy"

You did not listen to the end what the real reason is.

@@MaikuBoy1 I did but I believe humans are a launchpad for a far more intelligent being. Maybe AI or some form of bio-human. Having babies is our way of holding onto our identity more than anything else (just like leaving behind a legacy). That's just my point of view though.

@@deepakshadeslayer You don't leave a legacy... you die, people morn, and within 100 years nobody will know (or care) that you were here.

Automation is NOT good for the economy... it is great for employers, but cuts jobs, so is very bad for the majority of people.

Only cities are overpopulated. Go to the countryside . Nobody lives there. Planet can hold more people. Just don’t produce plastic and crappy stuff and ecology will be fine.

@@chesminsky Great. We will all leave the cities and build houses on a half acre out in the suburbs. Nice well-fertilized large grass lawns. Maybe a couple of full-size SUV's to drive around in.

Brian Lemaire was that sarcasm? Sounds like an actually good idea)

@@chesminsky It's a good idea if you want to greatly increase our impact on the environment and diminish other species of wildlife.

Nah, I’ll be cheering. Zero sounds like a good number to me.

Who can survive on their own resources, I really couldn't agree with you more here. Global interdependence has become a scourge on the freedom and happiness of people.

Survive on your own resources? Hmm, I really doubt that. Imagine you need to forget about cellphones because almost all of rare metals are in China? Yeah, and it also includes fruits, bananas, no seafood for inland countries, etc. Trade? we back to square 1.

@@Ananaspomidorka how many cell phones are sitting in dumps right now in the US? lets face it, older cell phones have even more rare earth metals than new ones. Time to start recycling.

@@elinope4745 Ha! Very good point I haven't though about megatons of thrash we already made. I just don't believe we will or can pull back from globalization.

@@Ananaspomidorka I think surviving on your own resources is a minimum I would like to see happen, trading on top of that is of course welcome and good for global relations. My main concern with being self sustainable is that 3rd world countries trade food to 1st world countries because we can not sustain our own populations while those countries have starving people in them. I think being able to sustain your own population would help stop this happen but not on its own of course.

less humans, less anime, games, movies, though with after a greater portion of humanity works on inventing and creating content instead of doing anything that can be automated, the amount of this content might not reduce, no clue really

Agreeeeeed! Where are those estimates? What about campaigns teaching people to sacrifice their comforts in order to prop up the economy? if it's socially accepted then momentum might begin. A plan for a stable economy instead of a growth machine?

@@Arachne-qw1vr Yesss!

The rich have less slaves with equals less money for them

Nothing happens. Labour shortages will easily be overcome by technology.

then men should will have as many as women. except %10, only idiots have kids period. humans: cheap labor cheaper than modern ROBOTS! All Too Many(%90 people) don't think and can't " THINK CRITICALLY "! from PERSIA ArmeniA Israel with Passion

JJ meep wow “just” adopt. It’s not that easy mate!

Yeah you’re right, unfortunately it’s more expensive and rigorous than having your own kid, my bad

"Breed"? No, definitely not. Couples shouldn't have half a dozen children.

@Amy Coulson - - - 6-02-2019 - - - It's called Trump and the 13 families who form the world kleptocracy that want to have an ongoing elite of their own gene pool and a slave population to give them what they want.

Except that it gives them life.

@@Eloign so what? giving your so called life that no one is asking for, give you the right to use another human being as if it was a piece of furniture for your amusement, for your own benefit? you are doing no one a favor by bringing them here,there is no one asking to come here. you cannot say it is only your choice when there is going to be someone else involved and or affected by your decision because you are not making a teddy bear, you are creating a sentient being that did not ask you to be born. you don't have the right to impose life on someone else without consent.

May be they'd kill themselves if not for children?

I would go as far as to say that natalism requires "living a lie". There's no way to hold such a disjointed and sacrificial philosophy while being a sane agent. Even if the DNA molecule itself wasn't a malignant mutant of biology which invented torture, the universe itself is mediocre at best, Earth has been a billion year horror show of carnage, humanity is a swirling mass of megalomaniacal primates that are existentially braindead, parenting is a procreational Ponzi scheme, and brains themselves are just tools for scheming the selfish gene into fruition. Oh yeah, and love is impossible, it's a meta-emotion and a belief system based on crude addiction and desire. Watch these apes behave when their "love" doesn't go according to plan.

Remember the Andrea Yates case? She had post partum depression and was on antidepressants. Then she drown her 5 kids in a tub. So much for having big families.

@@Ananaspomidorka you dont see it. they dont go on antidepressants and have kids. they go on antidepressants BECAUSE they have kids

@@kansasthunderman1 Christopher Lee Watts, Grant Amato,Anthony Todt and the list goes on and on ! having kids does wonders.

Then the solution is to have more kids ! According to this TED speaker. more kids will solve the world's problem.

Spot on

Bam!!!!!!! Well said!!!!

No you missed the mark by a light-year. So let me help you: Make new people to help humanity. For those who can and choose to. To bring life with kindness, generosity, decency, and love.

Malandirix “force” some people are really ungrateful. Life is hard but that’s a really weak thing to say. Don’t want to have kids then don’t.

@@frankg6981 It's not about ungratefulness. I didn't mean to imply that. But you can't really argue with using "force". It's simply the correct word for it.

@@frankg6981 call the phrasing ungrateful all you want. I was forced to exist. Now that I do, I have interest in continuing to do so. However, if I was in a hypothetical situation where I had a choice, I, without a doubt, would prefer to have never existed.

I think the best thing I can do for my kids in the 21st century is to not bring them into this mess. Yes, "force" is the right word. I feel that if I'd been given the choice at conception, I would have declined. I'm generally considered ingrateful and selfish for wanting to leave this existence. We are NOT the salt of the earth.

Even if you're prepared to raise children in a positive environment that won't give them a personality disorder, their lives can still be tragic if they're born with severe autism, retardation, debilitating diseases, or whatever. Or for that matter, something terrible could happen otherwise outside the parents' control that would ruin them. Expecting gratitude here is like dropping gold ingots out of a helicopter into a park, and thinking everyone there should be grateful, even those hit in the head and left brain damaged.

couldnt agree more

Your nihilism will lead to your own suffering and the suffering of those around you

​@@Apeiron99 no its called happiness not being a sheep

Nice standing ovation in the end, by the way.

With the current trents in developed countries our entire social and political system will collapse.

So that Islam can dominate the world?

He didn't make one that I can see except that society would collapse

@@Mom_sBasement well be death by then so who cares?

Overpopulation really isnt a problem, especially not in the west

@@nicklockk Except for our effect on wildlife.

@@nicklockk It is a a major problem - It is a major problem on many levels. Just looking at one aspect of it is access resources essential to sustain human life (for this example, water) and our ability to continue producing harvesting them in a sustainable manner. Aquifers in many locations are nearly drained, and once they are drained, that's kind of it for those locations' lifestyles: food production, etc. in these areas. Just looking at one part of the U.S, the ogallala aquifer is estimated to be drained by 2026, the Colorado river supplies most of the agricultural and potable water for tens of millions of people in the southwest, and yet water essentially no longer reaches the gulf, and yet populations are continuing to grow in these locations without some deity or ta'veren creating more fresh water out of nothing. Our desalination capabilities are still incredibly inefficient and insufficient to maintain human life in many locations, and yet populations keep growing. That's just one tiny aspect of an incredibly complicated system that is already overtaxed by overpopulation in the 'west'. As for differentiating between west and not west - we all live on the same bloody planet, it's all interconnected, and it's stupid to try and pretend that imaginary political lines rule human (migration when water runs out, for example) or geological forces.

Overpopulation ia not a real problem they way it's portrayed. If that were the case we would have died of overpopulation long ago. Read a little Malthus and you'd see we have the same void alarmism with overpopulation for a long time. It is important to develop tech and policies to address utilisation of resources sure but not due to overpopulation.

@@Sebak222 many of the things tou mention are not related to overpopulation but of poor policies tech and infrasteucture in the utilisation of resources. The exact same things have been said for centuries. This does not mean it is not a concern, but it is a challage we can tackle with tech and development. Certainly not a reson to not have children. Yet this talk was really bad, he never made a point for having children and if anyone uses the excuse of overpopulation or climate change not to have children, that's aa hypocrite aa can be.

people die, kids will eventually die, therefore if dying is bad don't have kids

On top of that, there's no painless death and some would spend a considerable number of years being tortured by pain...

that's not true.

@@tirobo It used to take 40% of the population to create the food for the country, now it takes less than 2%, gains in productivity have not been passed on to the general populace.

@@badvermin And yet we haven't got that 38% unemployed. They moved on to easier and better work.

@@Bridge2110 They fact that they ARE working shows the system is broken. Do we need busywork? Gains in productivity should give the general populace more freedom, instead the monetary gains are going to the top 0.0001%.

@@badvermin People have a better standard of living now than ever before. People don't do busywork.You complain about money going to the top, but then you think they hire people to just do busywork? Which is it? They aren't going to be wasting money by making people do pointless tasks. People working just means people aren't stealing stuff from other people to support themselves. It's a good thing.

I've known people with children who were not struggling with money. The job laid off their workers, they did get another job but pays considerably less. Go to our beloved government for assistance and are told "no" because they own two vehicles. They say to sale one vehicle. It's two vehicles and 6 family members with another on the way. Getting laid off is temporary. It's not permanent. The system was originally created exactly for that. Not for people who couldn't afford children in the first place and decided to have children anyway. People like me have no children because we will ALWAYS be in debt. We would have lost the house with no food from getting in debt with medical Bills and my husband couldn't work. No help. Years later my husband's job shutdown. Still no help. And it's expected of us to have children. We can barely tread water without children. So lets just toss kids into the miss and hope a parent doesn't become ill or loses their job cause we'll really be screwed then and no help.

Idk how, but maybe we can try out a sharing economy based on reciprocity. I'm paraphrasing here. Original.peoples of this country had it right. It's based on relationships and connection....something we sorely need.

Who hurt you?

Owe*

exactly, if we have all the resources to feed 20 billion people, why are there 4 billion people starving currently

when raised by decent human beings, I find such an outcome likely. If the odds of him being decent exceed 50%, then it is a benefit to humanity. "Life is a risk"

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 dumbass, you forget to take into account birth defects, poverty, trauma, addiction, and so on Having a child especially in todays world is wrong unless the child somehow is gurenteed not to go through the above problems and more

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 I was trying to find a retarded comment and thats yours

j genuinely think i can raise them up to become decent human beings" That is the stupidest reason to have kids

!!! THIS. i want to have a contributing member of society .. i don't want to put another f*cked up person into the world

BuT mUh WoRkFoRcE

sad very sad your genes will die

​@@user-hh2is9kg9j Thank god im not narcissistic and that doesnt concern me. But yeah, sad...

@@matale66 it is the whole point of evolution. to preserve your genes. actually one might argue that it is the meaning of life.

Me too. Meeting my third in 2 weeks! He's 14.

@@user-hh2is9kg9j the point of life is to be a slave to meaningless replicating DNA.

Completely agree. His pro's for more children sadly don't outweigh the con's. And like you said, as technology moves on, more and more jobs could be replaced, removing the problem of having too few people working those jobs (or atleast dimming it out a bit). Loved his presentation though, he's great at it!

it depends in the west and far east they should have more kids. in Africa and India maybe they should use more condoms

@@user-hh2is9kg9j It's the people in the West which have the largest footprints though, by far. The people in Africa and even Indians have relatively small footprints. Their populations are also predicted to lower due to more people reaching adulthood (see Kurzgesagt on overpopulation)

it's not about ever-increasing you dolt.

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I feel the same way. I’m also in Australia. I’m 40 now so safe to say I won’t be having them. Do You mind if I asked if you’ve changed your mind since you posted this? And how old you are? 🇦🇺 ❤

I read about fifty comments, and none mention the number one concern: the huge chance that you have a kid or a few kids, then have to pay child support for a couple decades, all the while she doesn't let you see your kids. We, both men and women, need 50/50 child custody laws NOW. Women don't like all these divorces either. It ain't kewl. Many of us are going our own way until these laws change.

The likes are 4x the dislikes it’s just the people who are against his view are more vocal about it

> lets kill 3/4 of humanity so we can continue polluting our environments ok thats less destructive than being encouraged to have kids i guess

@@DY-td3ku I agree.

@@andrewchung83 he's quick to dismiss it though. Medicare relief, paid parental leave, all of those things only help. Lots of people struggle to get by without worrying about a babysitter, doctors appointments, toys for learning, etc. But after your comment, I think the biggest thing is if your child ends up with some mental disability and ties you in for life. Seriously, I wrote that comment 3 years ago before COVID was even a thing. Surely you can find a more recent relevant video

we still need people to create that automation

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 People in the tech business can create more automation then the population can create workers.

@@kansasthunderman1 True , also it's not an easy field to work in it not for everyone

Technology is not there yet. Go watch the talk by labor economist David Autor.

@@Infinitexz Avtually, the're a lot more jobs that can be automated, but the unions won;t allow it to happen.

I think it's very difficult to increase the population than to decrease it.

It was just a case fitted to TED talk times

@@MrAykut23 Reread the title of this video.

The United Nations speak about birthrates since the dawn of time and what affects it the most. And guess what, the most effective way to reduce birth rates is..... educating woman. Now, what is the most effective way to increase birth rates again?....... its a scooby-doo mystery.

Actually as a women, I think that to be parent need suport and strong mentality and knowlarge. It's very difficult live in that environment to have a child. They should take care kids and also find money to live.

You forgot the child cancer

@@disruptivetimes8738 It's not about "educating" women. It's about hiding from both men and women (but mostly women) the true purpose of life itself. You can be educated with a grounded understanding of why God put you on this earth & still have a family. My mom has Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy & chose to have 8 children instead of a career. Fertility isn't about "education," it's about faith and purpose.

@@cla99009 So your mom wasted a lot of (other peoples) money and (other peoples) time on a degree she never used. Sounds like a good investment to me. And btw, do you not believe what the biggest organisation on earth practiced since the last 60 years? Ask some poor 3rd world coutries how educating woman worked out for them. This kind of medicine works wonders, completely without any guy in the sky.

Can you imagine robots changing adult diapers when there's a shortage of human labour, in future? Robots aren't developed enough to replace the declining rate of the human population to take over all their jobs. Not to mention who'll maintain all these robots? More robots?

@@judybayes9287 yep..more robots can maintain more robots

Lmao, explain to me how robots replacing physical human labor somehow results in a world not worth bringing life into?

@@judybayes9287 Technology is currently doing a lot of things we couldn't imagine were possible a couple of decades ago. Robots have been washing dishes and doing laundry for decades now. If they are developing robots to do neurosurgery I don't think changing a diaper will be really a huge concern...

So? Having kids is good. Not having them is bad.

@@gottagotag6980 Waw, what a great paradigm. "Having kids is good not having them is bad". Thanks you for the deep though, i cant' wait to listen your arguments.

Well sure some might be blamed and judged, but a lot are encouraged not to have any and instead live a carefree, irresponsible life. While the doctors are focusing on creating and developing contraceptives and ways for abortion, so encourage women to live that life. Also, the whole theme of "the world is bad so bringing children into it is a crime".

Yes, Home Wall, YES

@whats82: Do you need a “logical” reason from a total stranger for producing & nurturing your own family? Perhaps you’ve had a bad experience but NOTHING is more important than family. It’s also how our species gets propagated ya know. That’s a couple of important reasons & I think that’s what this guy is attempting to say.

@@stephaniesmith6643 that's.. The premise of the video. To make a case. If you're already convinced and agree then the video isn't making a case or convincing you to a point of view. It's effectiveness is measured by convincing people who disagree or is undecided. Stating that you agree isn't exactly adding anything to the argument.

I would agree, if it weren't for the fact we are all working longer and longer hours, as well as it being necessary for both parents to go to work now. It's all going wrong because of capitalism, and we need to start taxing companies who profit through automation, and putting this money back into society an a universal basic income.

Bro, your math doesn't check out. If women aren't even having two children on average, then one generation isn't replacing itself even if child death rates are zero.

@@a7i20ci7y I didnt say less than 2 children, I said less than previous generations. The human population becoming smaller as a whole isn't necessarily a bad thing

@@Zerobob26 there's nothing wrong with automation, it's a scientific inevitability. Things like universal income and other changes at a society level need to happen. I completely agree that capitalism is a problem on many levels but we need a solution that keeps people (as a whole) productive so that society doesn't collapse. Which isn't easy

@@a7i20ci7y world is overpopulated right now, maintaining population isnt the need, need is to reduce it slowly... At this time, The world simply does not produce enough food and resources for its entire population to live a healthy and good life...

Hopefully karma turns out to be irreligious

Imagine You never had a child You get liver cancer and have to deal with it alone because nobody cares about you

The guy said , its a risk and that we all need to take risk. The only problem being we are taking risks on behalf of the baby which is not fair

You think he cares ? he will just produce more offspring to compensate for any loss.

Yes, because the baby has no choice but the parents do. I agree not fair to the child@@Slade69

What if decline in europe's population makes brown people take over?

@Peter Kile It's insane.. my local municipality and probably all over the country is fighting to make people have more kids to combat this problem. To me, this feels very short-sighted. I don't claim to be an expert but surely there are enough humans on this planet without a job already.

@zach pollock I feel you

If your goal is to get rid of the huge people, then yes "We need LESS people on this planet...." But if your goal is to curb overpopulation, then what you were trying to type, The Pet Scene, was "We need FEWER people on this planet."

Our impact on the other species.

Overpopulation is myth, the world population is expected to stagnate by 2050 at a manageable level.

So, you want the human species to go extinct?

​@@ProjektKlover I want the human species to get a grip on itself, and instead of people giving speeches telling us we should keep on having kids I want to see speeches about how we can work to fix all of the different messes we're in so that children can finally grow up in a world that embraces them instead of beating them down. Where they're part of a big community that strives to make sure that everybody is taken care of and that nobody is burdened by societal/economical/medical/etc. pressures.

@@G_G251Yes, that is a good attitue, and I believe that when the older generation that is making up the majority of governments etc., progressively get replaced by the next generation, more progress will be made because the younger generation is more keen on solving these problems.

@@ProjektKlover So what's the problem with that? Why are humans more special than any other species on this planet?

@@thehope1999 Because we were brought here to be the stewards of our planet. Eventually, the gift of intelligence would have been given to somebody.

Friends and family who married young and had kids have spoken to me privately to *warn* me: "Don't do it!"

Of course They can't be funny and logical at the same time😂🤣

Well said !

Disagree because im sorry, that is incoherent

@@MrAykut23 The person whose sentences contain no capitalization or punctuation whines about incoherence. LOL.

@@badvermin Have I confused you

Plus the money, time, and physical/emotional exhaustion.

well you will be extinct. an evolution failure ! you will have no one to be proud of no one to carry your name and legacy. it is actually sad that you think your life is just dancing in clubs.

@Zikzy that is not true, I am proud of my 600 years old grandfather who I visit his castle from time to time, I remember his name and I will name my children after him. unlike an unnamed man in his generation who had no children.

Yes u r ryt but think first about a women who dont hv a single baby and thy r worried about thre loneliness.

Apparently TED's only solution to the world's problem is to have more babies. I'm shocked.

And to make sure we still have people to help each other, along the way. Our therapist was once somebody's child. Police Officers, Caregivers, Doctors, etc. And it's not always involuntarily. Some really do like to contribute, on their own free will.

I WAN WAN 22222

i know this comment is old but if you could give a child chance and adopt them if possible