▲ 111 ▼ Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk [M] to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] alligatorSoup@feddit.uk 12 points 2 years ago (4 children) Those new people being born will end up funding your state pention. Unless your fine not having one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So true the amount of people that don't get this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I get it, I just also understand humans are destroying our only environment. Were driving the fifth ever mass extinction of life on Earth. We literally can't keep living the way we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, 100% agree. This is entirely driven by selfishness and avarice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago They'll also fund all infrastructure in the future, produce all goods and staff the nursing homes where these egotistical assholes will end up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I'd rather have a functioning ecosystem and mitigated climate change. permalink fedilink source parent [+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Individuals have a perverse relationship to the economy where what's good for the individual diverges from what is good for the economy. For example saving money is good but if everyone does it then you can end up with deflation like Japan. In terms of children people do it due to biological urges without fully assessing the hit to quality of life or finances. The economy needs more workers at every point though since pensions are essentially a ponzi scheme. permalink fedilink source parent [–] alligatorSoup@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Nope, that is not at all what I think, nor what in said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So true the amount of people that don't get this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I get it, I just also understand humans are destroying our only environment. Were driving the fifth ever mass extinction of life on Earth. We literally can't keep living the way we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, 100% agree. This is entirely driven by selfishness and avarice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I get it, I just also understand humans are destroying our only environment. Were driving the fifth ever mass extinction of life on Earth. We literally can't keep living the way we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, 100% agree. This is entirely driven by selfishness and avarice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faceula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, 100% agree. This is entirely driven by selfishness and avarice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago They'll also fund all infrastructure in the future, produce all goods and staff the nursing homes where these egotistical assholes will end up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I'd rather have a functioning ecosystem and mitigated climate change. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Individuals have a perverse relationship to the economy where what's good for the individual diverges from what is good for the economy. For example saving money is good but if everyone does it then you can end up with deflation like Japan. In terms of children people do it due to biological urges without fully assessing the hit to quality of life or finances. The economy needs more workers at every point though since pensions are essentially a ponzi scheme. permalink fedilink source parent [–] alligatorSoup@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Nope, that is not at all what I think, nor what in said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Individuals have a perverse relationship to the economy where what's good for the individual diverges from what is good for the economy. For example saving money is good but if everyone does it then you can end up with deflation like Japan. In terms of children people do it due to biological urges without fully assessing the hit to quality of life or finances. The economy needs more workers at every point though since pensions are essentially a ponzi scheme. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alligatorSoup@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Nope, that is not at all what I think, nor what in said. permalink fedilink source parent