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What would happen if we decided not to have any more children?

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TheGreatIndoors · 17/09/2024 10:03

Hello

What if society just said one day...humanity is fucked. As of xxx date, no-one is allowed to have any more children. We are going to wind down society and just let everyone die off naturally and not be replaced.

Would people still go to work?

Imagine being the last human to turn off the lights.

It sounds like a dystopian novel - has someone already written it?

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Redkitebaby · 18/09/2024 15:36

The earth will survive with or without us. Saving the planet means saving us. The earth will still be here regardless.

Autumnweddingguest · 18/09/2024 17:36

Faldodiddledee · 18/09/2024 14:24

@Autumnweddingguest Clara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro explores what happens when one group of people becomes gene-edited, another not, and then where humanoid robots might fit into that scenario.

That sounds fascinating. I will read it. Thank you.

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