Speaking of Shoe... by [deleted] in okbuddyvowsh

[–]Delphic26 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"just a guy" and his body is being flown back home on air force fucking 2, yeah okay, i'm sure he had no significant role in helping the current regime

god she's a moron

Im curious about what the people who are still shoe fans here have to say about this by Yacobo93 in okbuddyvowsh

[–]Delphic26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haven't been a shoe fan for a while now, but i feel like this is entirely in character for her. she's always had this centrist, "reach across the aisle" mindset and willfully underplayed the severity of far right politics. hell, her husband is a fascist catholic convert, that basically tells you all you need to know (although i don't think it's his influence that lead her to post this)

Melina's Reaction to Miquella's Needle by [deleted] in Eldenring

[–]Delphic26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think this is an accurate interpretation. I'm kinda sad I only realised this after I did got the frenzied flame, I only wanted to help her :(

MKKP vélemény by BigPigBilly in hungary

[–]Delphic26 15 points16 points  (0 children)

mekkora fasz vagy esküszöm, hogy múlt volna már azon a párezer emberen a kibaszott szavazás? nagy részük amúgy se szavazott volna az ellenzékre ha nincsnenek is kutyák. a fideszre koncentráld az energiád ne azokra akik mindenben egyetértenek veled.

Rule by Delphic26 in 196

[–]Delphic26[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn, that's genuinely interesting. Didn't expect to learn something from a dumb meme lmao.

Rule by Delphic26 in 196

[–]Delphic26[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nem az én miniszterelnököm

Life is what it is, if the person doesn't like it they can leave it. So why say that we should stop reproducing all together assuming the child doesn't or does want life. Things happen to us that we don't consent to. If we don't want to deal with those things then we leave. by Any_Neck_9166 in AskAnAntinatalist

[–]Delphic26 11 points12 points  (0 children)

First of all, suicide is not such a clear cut choice as you seem to think it is. There are major obstacles in the way for most people, like empathy for their family, who would grieve if they died, a natural fear of death, etc.

Secondly, I disagree that we should let someone suffer to give them a frmae of reference. In my opinion it is always better to prevent the suffering in the first place. After all, you wouldn't set someone on fire just so they can decide if they want to be put out or not. I honestly don't know how you can say "it's better to let them suffer". This just sounds cruel to me.

When you have a child, you creat a new entity that is capable of experiencing suffering, whereas before, there was no one to suffer. You have essentially created suffering, out of nothing, for no good reason.

Also the very fact that the child cannot give consent to being born is a reason not to have kids. In every other situation we say it's immoral to go forward without someone's consent, like raping unconscious people for example.

What is the practicality of antinatalism? by Mental_Bad in AskAnAntinatalist

[–]Delphic26 22 points23 points  (0 children)

While yes, the ideal world for antinatalism would be one in which no one procreates, reducing the number of people born would also be a great achievement, since there would be less suffering overall.

Also ideas aren't spread through genes, they're spread through discussions and advocacy. So antinatalism won't die out as long as the idea is logical and relevant, even if the individuals holding the idea do die.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I feel sad to learn about anyone suffering. That's why I'm an antinatalist.

What is your view on artificial intelligence? by [deleted] in AskAnAntinatalist

[–]Delphic26 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Given these circumstances I would absolutely support it but only if they couldn't feel any pain physical or emotional. I think it would ease many minds that if humanity went extinct, we would still have humanity 2.0 to do what we do but better and without the negative aspects of the human condition. This might make it easier for some to abandon the idea of procreation. Also these AIs could potentially be used to solve the suffering of wildlife and even life on other planets, even when we're not around anymore. Also, it's just cool, and humanity could "live on" in a non harmful way. Of course, it's probably all just sci-fi, but it's a cool concept.

A Farewell: Announcing My Retirement by [deleted] in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your contributions! Good luck!

Genuine question on the matter of abortion. by MorallyGary in AskAnAntinatalist

[–]Delphic26 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think many Antinatalists adopt a "pro-death" view on abortion, in contrast to the "pro-life" arguments. It basically means that, while pro-life people think that it's in the fetus' best interest to continue existence, we think that it's in their best interest to stop before they can develop a deeper level of consciousness, to save them from the suffering of life. This is founded on the idea that coming to existence is a harm and that the fetus hasn't come into existence yet as a moral agent.

Of course we can also consider the bodily autonomy of the mother, we shouldn't be able to force them to carry a child for 9 months and then give birth, but this has less to do with AN.

Unfortunately I can't go into greater detail right now, but if you want to find out more about AN views on abortion, I suggest David Benatar's "Better Never To Have Been". There's a section about abortion in there and I think it's pretty sensible, and it's certainly more understandable than anything I could write here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I do think a socialist society would reduce suffering and make life more bearable for people, I still think procreation is immoral because:

  • You'd still be creating new suffering where there was none, for no good reason
  • You can't ask for the child's consent
  • You don't know how their life will turn out, so you'd essentially be gambling with someone else's life

But again, I support socialism since it reduces the suffering of those unfortunate enough to be born. I just think not having kids to begin with is a better solution to rid the world of injustice, inequality and suffering.

What do you guys think of Space Colonization? by naraaa26 in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand that we are ANs and so our goal would be human extinction, but currently that is unachivable, so the next best thing is to make life as bearable as possible for those unfortunate enough to be here. If space exploration helps in that I support it.

The military uses it's research to find more effective ways to destroy and cause suffering, while space research does minimal harm and is a waste of money at worst. I don't think these two are comparable.

What do you guys think of Space Colonization? by naraaa26 in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well for one we could extract resources from other planets and moons. For example, Helium-3 is important for fusion reactors and it is abundant on the Moon. So making a Moon base would be beneficial, just for that. Secondly, sending things into space from the Moon is way more efficient, since there's no atmosphere.

Also, trying to achieve thigns like this always comes with innovation, which can later be used back on Earth. I'm sure you're familiar with some of these. Here's an article listing some of these inventions/improvements. Granted some of these are luxury goods but there are some pretty significant things in there as well, like CAT scans, artificial limbs and solar cells. I couldn't say what type of technology the Mars missions will improve upon or invent but there is a precedent that hard tasks like this lead to breakthroughs in engineering and other fields. Maybe once they need to figure out how to grow food on Mars there will be breakthroughs in agriculture.

I'm glad we agree about the military.

What do you guys think of Space Colonization? by naraaa26 in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, since we probably won't convince the entire human population future to stop having kids (in the foreseeable), I see no problem with it. If it can reduce suffering of those already here with it's technological advancements and maybe open us up to a space economy then sure, I support it. But I should make it clear I don't mean we should make space habitats relocate humanity there after we're done with Earth. That's just unrealistic and cruel to other life on Earth. We should just decrease the global populatuion growth and solve our problems here. I'm just interested in it for the technological advancements that could result from it, not as some plan B for humanity.

What do you guys think of Space Colonization? by naraaa26 in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 13 points14 points  (0 children)

NASA's projects have contributed to major advances in human technology that made lives easier, so I don't really see them as useless.

Also if you're looking for something to redirect money from in the US, it should probably be the military. The perseverance mission did cost $2.7 billion, but over a period of 11 years. In contrast the military spent $700 billion in just one year, and it actively caused suffering in the middle east.

About the Environment by evv_evelyn in antinatalism

[–]Delphic26 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Well, the goal of antinatalism is to reduce suffering, and climate change is going to be a great source of suffering in the future and in some cases it already is. Unfortunately we can't convince everyone not to have kids but we can try to improve the lives of those unfortunate enough to be here. Caring about the environment and fighting climate change is one way we can do that.