Allie Seroussi is one of a growing chorus people opting to forgo having kids because they are worried about the kind of world they'll inherit. a week-long global initiative of over 250 news outlets.
The article chronicles the plight of some American scientists, activists and politicians who came close to solving climate change between 1979 and 1989. Even with an understanding of the Earth’s warming temperature and its potential consequences, the climate issue continued to fester.
jlomesou hereandnow So there is an upside
hereandnow Evolution in action.
hereandnow Chicken doo doo
hereandnow You do realize this is nothing new. As far back as the 70s - which is about as far back as I was paying attention - people discussed not bringing children into the world because of environment, politics, war, world poverty, etc.
hereandnow Lol isn’t the developed world’s low birthrate a problem? Another leftwing scare tactic ClimateChange
hereandnow Selfish
hereandnow Abdication of responsibility to perpetuate life on the planet.
hereandnow The earth is the Lords...he says when its done.
hereandnow I applaud you!
hereandnow Overpopulation is one of the factors for climate change.
hereandnow One aspect of climate change that doesn't seem to be addressed is over population. In order to survive, future gen most likely will under populate.
hereandnow That's exactly the reason I have no children. The US might be in a civil war pretty soon, not looking forward to taking care of a child in a warzone
hereandnow I’ve heard this same line back on The eatly 70’s.
hereandnow That sounds about right. No humans no pollution!
hereandnow Would she prefer not to exist? Imagine having your actual life dictated by such sensationalism
hereandnow nihilism is pervasive with the young.
hereandnow Okay so first of all let's be clear this is literally happens every generation. I believe the previous generations was fear of nuclear war...
hereandnow Then Allie and the “growing chorus’s” genetic code and its associated behaviors (such as being too worried to have children )will be selected out of the future human genome.
hereandnow My sentiment in 2016 questioning my choice to bring children into this world.
hereandnow If you don’t want to have kids because you are afraid of what may in the future, then that is probably a good thing because you’d make horrible parents.
hereandnow Yup. Made that decision as well- at that age. I'm 42, no regrets. It's only gotten worse.
hereandnow Same ;)
hereandnow Her and others not wanting to have kids won’t even make a dent in the “problem”. That lies on the countries where they constantly have 5+ kids, and actually make the most impact on the growing population.
hereandnow This movement is just getting better and better!
hereandnow nokidsisforme
hereandnow What a load of total crap!!
hereandnow Childfree by choice here! I solidified my choice to be a responsible environmentalist by getting sterilized. Men be careful; a lot of baby-trappers out there! Unless their spayed or your not fixed yourself, you will always have a chance to be trapped. No thanks!
hereandnow I can’t have kids due to medical issues. These days I see that as a blessing. What would we be leaving them with? A disastrous environment? A mess of an economy? Endless wars? I look at my students and regret the messes they will inherit and be forced to clean up.
hereandnow Shit. The movie 'Idiocracy' should be required in High School. At least the first 20 minutes.
hereandnow Have at it. Enjoy your cats.
hereandnow People are insane.
hereandnow Less people less energy use less pollution seems like a reasonable thing to do
hereandnow I think with her, that's a very good idea... Just saying...
hereandnow See...personal freedom to make that choice ‘Murica. She’s off her rocker, but at least still free to make life choices
hereandnow Similarly over 40 years ago many guys were saying they did not want kids for same reasons.
hereandnow That line of thinking would have ended human history a long time ago
hereandnow Prelude to A Kiss came out 27 years ago, so this woman's parents' generation already had mainstream exposure to this concept. It's not novel but deserves discussion.
hereandnow Someone had to have her so what if we decide that way, then we wipe out our spice on earth.
hereandnow So?
hereandnow Same. My wife and can just about afford to think about it. But these past three years and our future have us seriously questioning conception.
hereandnow Recall a time when my gen felt same about not bringing children into the world bc of nuclear threat/annihilation. This is far from a new phenomenon. In the end it’s a personal choice whether to bear children or not. It is also a choice that can change over time. As in all things.
hereandnow I found it in the Bible, Republican write in 2024, tell her not for long ❤️
hereandnow We're not supposed to worry about that. We're supposed to reproduce. Children in the world are important.
hereandnow I can’t understand what they mean. World today is getting more than crazy.
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hereandnow Did she pose for this picture and article? Bleh
hereandnow Sounds good in theory, not so good in practice.
hereandnow Thoughts: You are depending on a shrinking population to support you in old age by taxes and Social Security. And, those who embrace this idea will eventually be eclipsed by a growing population of those less convicted, leaving fewer, well educated, socially conscious people.
hereandnow I hate that climate change has been hijacked by nihilistic Social Justice weirdos.
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hereandnow Perfectly fine decision and I am glad it brings her peace. BUT all of life is a risk. An asteroid could destroy Earth tomorrow. You gotta just live. Planning for the future only goes so far, the future always changes.
hereandnow No matter what we do about fossil fuels, exponential population growth is unsustainable.
hereandnow I think it’s great. When you hear a lot of these people talk, you realize that the world would be a better place if they don’t reproduce.
hereandnow Well, less kids will help. But there need to be a lot less.
hereandnow Even a cursory study of history would show that there has never been a better, safer, more stable time to have children. Any arguments to the contrary are solely based in emotion not facts.
hereandnow Man I hope this trend continues!
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hereandnow I've had one child, and felt guilty about it ever since.
hereandnow Until she meets a dude and they have a kid.
hereandnow I believe the headline is missing a word....selfish or self absorbed.
hereandnow Same
hereandnow Dog bites man. Privileged millennial/Gen Zer doesn’t want kids. Film at 11.
hereandnow Excellent choice by the look of her
hereandnow I am worried about having kids because I suspect my possible children will be beaten up by jocks.
hereandnow A natural consequence and effect of climate change, it’s just that humans can contemplate the decision (and be interviewed for a story), but even the animal kingdom is experiencing a decrease is offspring in response to climate change. It’s all part of the regulation process.
hereandnow You *can’t* be seroussi! 😉
hereandnow Cue people getting defensive because they have kids
hereandnow Is she laying on mold? Cauliflower? Moldy cauliflower?
hereandnow Living in a free democracy, this woman has the right not to have kids. While it may seem utterly moronic to any outside observer with a modicum of intelligence, she has this right.
hereandnow Of course. A world without polar bears. Without orcas. And some people wonder why depression is so common....
hereandnow So, the developed world, with the lowest birth rates and the technology to address climate change, should commit to killing itself off?
hereandnow I've encountered many people over the last few decades that said they didn't want to bring children into this awful world for various reasons. Climate change is just the new fad.
hereandnow Good for her. More people, more problems. I hope the number of people who don’t have children continues to grow. There are too many people on this planet.
hereandnow This is good news. There now needs to be a movement among conservatives to step up and fill the demographic need for intelligent citizens.
hereandnow You mean a growing circus of misinformed and misled kids who are going to miss out on the greatest part of life thanks to false science. World without end.
hereandnow I love when stupidity doesn't breed.
hereandnow Sad
hereandnow All Democrats should stand in solidarity with this woman and also refuse to have children.
hereandnow Simply put, a lot of people choose not to have kids for a variety of reasons.
hereandnow The child that she could birth might be the child that becomes the scientist that solves the climate riddle. Thanks a lot Allie. Way to be a quitter and screw over the rest of the team.
hereandnow Humans have outlived their usefulness anyway. I am waiting for the next meteor..... 😵
hereandnow Well that ought to fix it Allie. Way to jump in there and help solve the problem.
hereandnow Her decision is based on a falsehood promoted by CoveringClimateNow. How can npr operate in good conscience? solarcycle
hereandnow There was a lot that going around in the seventies.
hereandnow She's a chubber. Probably have fat kids that eat all the food on the planet anyway 😂
hereandnow We need to ban puppies too.
hereandnow Thats fine, it's best they dont.
hereandnow I hear this all the time from my daughters’ friends, and they are 18 😔
hereandnow What if her child, was the one person to solve it?
hereandnow The beginning of the end folks.
hereandnow Make adoption more affordable.
hereandnow LOL
hereandnow Love reading the replies
hereandnow There are thousands of children in foster homes & orphanages that still have to suffer through this mortal coil - how bout reaching out to them. Just because you can breed doesn’t mean you should.
hereandnow For the reasons she mentioned, I actually got tubal surgery, and am not just talking about it w someone at NPR. Lol. She could still change her mind. It would have been very easy for you to find someone like me to interview.
hereandnow A chorus haha of how many people with serious anxiety disorders. Get back on your meds or seek help. These are 100% irrational fears.
hereandnow Really? This is news?
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hereandnow ITT A lot of people talking about how their opinion is actually fact, and why posession of that 'knowledge' allows them to pontificate about what's best. Live and let live. We are all but foolish monkeys.
hereandnow So nice ...finally stupidity will be curbed in this generation ...
hereandnow I don't want kids because I can't afford them
hereandnow Sad. The media in conjunction with advocacy researchers are terrorizing children and tooling adults into believing the world will be over in 12 years. Sad man, so sad.
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hereandnow I’m 33. I have five. Lots of our friends have at least 3 or more. Soooo.
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hereandnow . Recommended read along this and other lines: Wasted World: How Our Consumption Challenges the Planet by Rob Hengeveld. Free ebook download this month (Sept.) from U Chicago Press:
hereandnow Oh no - then only climate deniers will create voters!
hereandnow My 34 year old daughter has came to the same conclusion. Sadly.
hereandnow Many young West Germans felt this way during the Cold War
hereandnow My 28 year old daughter has said the same thing.
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hereandnow No they don't want kids. Because they are self absorbed and can't handle the responsibility of a family.
hereandnow The world is probably better off if she doesn’t reproduce. This is the kind of thinking that we can afford to weed out of the gene pool
hereandnow OMG .. LMFAO.. 'Climate Change' is just am excuse for the Gov to continue to allow pollution and tax you for it..
hereandnow This is pathological.
hereandnow MHO that is not the answer the answer is to have your children and raise them to live in harmony with nature chemical-free pesticide-free and respectful of animals and the environment then there will be a beautiful world for them to inherit
hereandnow Funny how all the people opting out of parenthood are single.
hereandnow It’s probably a good idea. Down the road it will stop a abortion from happening.
hereandnow See what the media has done to our youth.
hereandnow There are too many people here acting like it's their business whether or not this woman has kids.
hereandnow Why do we care about attention seekers if the world is gonna end in 12 years Riddle me that NPR
hereandnow I'm going to have kids. If this is the attitude of the next generation my child will be a king among them.
hereandnow Fine by me. My multiple children will gladly run roughshod over this newfound minority and show them for the below-average idiots they are. This is a gift.
hereandnow So, all that matters is that your genes live on?
hereandnow 46 year old male here, never wanted to have children, ended up a stepfather and feel perfectly satisfied with the decision
hereandnow I don’t think humans will be around much longer anyway
hereandnow She is being lied to, and it is harming her life.
3L3V3NTH hereandnow OR they are selfish and immature. JS.
hereandnow Lol
hereandnow Yup, the world is a mighty ugly place, A much better place without your additional spawn
hereandnow Proverbs 22:15...
hereandnow For me, worrying about the world kids will inherit has NOTHING to do with climate. Just read the daily barrage of news about shitty, mean & evil people. No shortage there unfortunately.
hereandnow Good! Only millionaires and billionires should have kids
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hereandnow It’s soooo scary out there. Tell your friends!
hereandnow Fatsos like her eat everything that’s why no one else can have kids..
hereandnow Same. I’ll spare them a world without coral reefs and giraffes and rainforests
hereandnow Excellent. It'll thin the leftist hordes, and favor the religious and human-loving. Truly a good thing their genes don't reproduce.
hereandnow So, they are preserving the world solely for people who they think are reckless regarding the climate? Good job progressives. Take a bow.
hereandnow It would make me perfectly happy if all who believe as she does fails to reproduce.
hereandnow Proud to say my daughter is among those that chose not to reproduce.
hereandnow This baloney has been taught,likewise they need to understand that end of the world senarios have been around through the 20th century+continue today. Likewise education on socialism removing freedom need broached in school. Days lost should be made up. Read about NSDAP IN WW2.
hereandnow I'm in that boat also. The world's going to soon look like the game fallout
hereandnow Good. Less dumbshit catastrophizers to pollute this world.
hereandnow There a lot reasons she’s childless..
hereandnow Should we bring children into this kind of life, where we can't love and protect them?
hereandnow Natural selection is still hard at work.
hereandnow Good. That means fewer children indoctrinated into her doomsday cult.
hereandnow Fantastic 😂 take notes Liberals.
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hereandnow Follow this story. She`ll be a mother before she`s 34.
hereandnow So many judgmental people. Always happens when a woman says she doesn’t want to have kids for *whatever* reason she chooses.
hereandnow Your all insane. uneducated
hereandnow This makes sense and will hopefully become a growing trend. 👉 Less humans on this planet is the only way towards sustainability. ClimateCrisis Population overpopulation
hereandnow One less doob that doesn't replicate is a good for all of humanity.
hereandnow Natural selection in action. 👍🏽
hereandnow psst, NPR, nobody gives a fudge pop *why* pacific northwestern millennials & brexiturds don't want to have children just the headline & a 👍 would've sufficed.
hereandnow Superb! Natural selection is clearly at work. Perhaps in a generation or two we will achieve a return to some modicum of sanity and - dare we hope - common sense.
hereandnow A fine example of survival of the fittest. As she is not; her genetic potential will not be realized. The fittest will continue without her or her potential continuance.
hereandnow The environment we have to share on this planet can certainly stand the fewer bodies but it's very sad that is the reason. If only we could convince those in less capable communities to breed less it would really help. 7B+ is too many & attrition is slow with long lives.
hereandnow Good for her for not falling into the Cinderella fantasy!!!!
hereandnow thank God!
hereandnow BS excuse to avoid adulting. If she actually cared about climate change she’d favor stopping all Central American migrants/illegals from entering the US. The migrants instantly increase their carbon footprint by coming here & they’ll have plenty of kids to offset her choice
hereandnow In 1978 Jim Jones also told his cultist that their children 'would be better off, if they knew what was ahead'. So he made them drank that poison kool aid.
hereandnow The child not born may be the leader not realized. Don't let fear be the guide.
hereandnow Don’t worry..China and India will pick up the slack..
hereandnow Are the rest of us supposed to feel guilty now for choosing to procreate? 🤦🏽♂️
hereandnow The bio clock ticks. I am sure she will have lots of kitties ClimateAction
hereandnow Thats good. Take 1 for the gene pool
hereandnow Big deal. Same reason why my wife and I skipped it in 1998. You think you're so wise twenty odd years later?
hereandnow Exactly the kind of person who shouldn’t have kids
hereandnow this thread is gonna be full of people being incredibly shitty because the idea that someone might just not have children is so transgressive of their world view that they can't fucking handle it.
hereandnow Good, more food for me.
hereandnow Good. I am glad she is not bringing more ignorance into the world.
hereandnow isn't this a no-brainer?
hereandnow I've said, since 2001, that if we hadn't had kids (in '97 & '99) before dubya became president, that we probably would never have. The world became a worse, scarier, more selfish & foreboding place then. Now, it's fvking frightening & greedy. It is definitely trending downward!
hereandnow Good. People like her should not have children anyway.
hereandnow She is one with nature. Natural selection.
hereandnow Good 👍
hereandnow Well I don't want to stop climate change if the future looks like Mexico anyway.
hereandnow More courageous story: A couple who have children despite the state of the world because they truly believe their kids will be a positive influence on the planet and society. There are millions of stories like that, but y’all choose to focus on this. Whatever.
hereandnow 😂😂😂 If they stop having children who is going to pay for all the free things?
hereandnow Good, retards don't need to be breeding. Oh,the 70s called....for those who don't remember.
hereandnow I’m grateful I never had children.
hereandnow Start with the sess pooled streets of L.A. and San Francisco
hereandnow Good, if we avoid ecological catastrophe then we have a demographic cliff to worry about. Better to reproduce and hope for the best.