Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
This set of web pages is filled with food for thought. I highly recommend it.
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
Their fundamental premise is that the human species, as it is and will
be, is detrimental to life on earth. Homogenization is death and
lowering the population is the only way to free up resources for other
species. And, since all species, including humans, are
built to breed, extinction is the only way to
maintain a low population of humans.
I (usually) disagree with this premise. I believe that life on earth
(including humans) is approaching another inflection point (not a
"singularity"
-- all transitions are conservative trade-offs) and, though humans may
die off during the transition, life will take on a whole new aspect on
the other side of the inflection point. This may sound
eschatological; but it's not. I'm not talking about the "end times".
I'm talking simply about evolution and emergence, the progressive
(though perhaps non-monotonic) increase in life's complexity over
time. (At least until the sun goes red. ;-) )
Although I disagree with their fundamental premise, the VHEMT site is
great reading and thoughtfully laid out. Again, I highly recommend it
along with the
GPSO and
other such groups that target over-population.
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