tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4881877046010238538..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: #MicroblogMondays: Odds & endsloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-58942972788808262072022-07-05T22:01:41.268-04:002022-07-05T22:01:41.268-04:00Oh man, what a mixed bag of great, uplifting stuff...Oh man, what a mixed bag of great, uplifting stuff and stuff to make the blood boil! I saw that demographer article and THOUGHT IT WAS CLICKBAIT. So I didn't click. Holy moses. What the hell. Also, more parents-only things? Arghhhh. I agree with Mali, isn't overpopulation more an issue than underpopulation? I feel like I know lots of people who chose to have 3 or 4 children, so that's more than zero population growth. All of this makes me think of people like livestock, breeding rather than family building. Ugh. You do such a good job of finding all this stuff!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-38039076917673736282022-07-04T21:17:38.144-04:002022-07-04T21:17:38.144-04:00I couldn't read all the article on taxing the ...I couldn't read all the article on taxing the childless, so I appreciate your summaries. My immediate thought is, of course, yes, we are already taxed, paying towards education and health services for children that we don't use. People without children make up a majority of those who volunteer in the community as well. We're all doing our bit! Also, don't the writers of the article see the trouble the world is in due to overpopulation? I guess they're anti-immigrant too - it is the Times, after all. Sigh.<br /><br />I mentioned the NZ book in my post too. Hoping to buy it at the local bookstore. The article about it was great. And loved Yael Wolfe's article (but oof, the comments, as you said. So many of them didn't get it, and got defensive and even angry.)<br /><br />Lastly, Canada and NZ are so similar! Glad you wouldn't want to live anywhere else. But it would be too cold for me! lolMalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.com