Hah!
That's been ny argument for a long time.
And given how I've not procreated, I can argue that I'm more carbon neutral by definition, so therefore am allowed to spend my carbon budget on other things.
Nothing to do with being a miserable old git, you understand.
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Boot I want to know what you meant, Mon 10 Jan 2022, 19:29,
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"But who will take care of you once you're unable to take care of yourself?!"
What? With the money I've saved by not having children? And the lifetime mortgage I put on the house once I finally retire since I won't be obligated to leave it to the ungrateful brats I raised?
Hookers, of course. Lots and lots of Hookers. And maybe a robot butler.
(, Mon 10 Jan 2022, 20:07, Reply)
I like the argument
But I see a teensy tiny flaw.
"With the money I've saved"
Hmmm.... I never realised that was how it was supposed to work.
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Boot I want to know what you meant, Mon 10 Jan 2022, 21:18,
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*with all the shit I can flog on eBay once my Arthritis/Parkinson's kicks in.
(, Mon 10 Jan 2022, 21:54, Reply)
Best way to think of a pension is as deferred income, you pay yourself now and then pay yourself later
hence the tax break when you pay in and the tax when it pays out
(, Tue 11 Jan 2022, 9:57, Reply)
According to research
if you do not reproduce, you can drive a car, go on a transatlantic holiday every year, eat meat, wash your clothes at 60 degrees, use a tumble dryer, not recycle, and use old school lightbulbs and still be less than 10% as polluting as a vegan parent, who doesn't drive, fly, washes clothes in cold water, hang dries those clothes, recycles, and uses low energy lightbulbs.
My view is that each person has a CO2 allowance, sort of like carbon credits, and you can use yours however you like.
I use mine on a nice car, foreign holiday, electricity, and meat. I still have nearly 90% of my allowance left compared to being a parent, so I donate that to the real polluters.
Most vegans I know have children, often more than 1. They should really be doing more for the planet though, don't they have any shame for their actions?
Research: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Wed 12 Jan 2022, 19:15,
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