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What does "childfree" mean to you? (piefed.social)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/childfree@lemmy.world
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Came across this community in my feed, and after browsing a bit I'm intrigued.

As an "outsider", I would have assumed this place would be about enjoying a childfree lifestyle, but it seems to be more than that.

For example, I see lots of posts and comments that seem to allude to extinctionism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement

That caught me off guard since I figured this place would be more like "look at all this free time and money and freedom I have to enjoy my life to the fullest in any way I want". Now I'm curious.

It seems like there's a whole spectrum of ideas that are getting lumped into the same bucket. What's your take? What brought you here?

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago

I hope she's doing well also, and all the other kids.

I don't really know of any easy solutions. Anything I can think of will undoubtedly backfire and make things worse. I hate to say it, but I think a dystopian idea like making having children as a privilege and psychological evaluations might be a step in the right direction. Free birth control and reproductive rights, nothing too crazy.

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