We will not do extra work for it. It’s the same reason porn probably contributes to the underpopulation and sexlessness issue.
I think the author forgets that these days, sex can be had without much risk for pregnancy, and, at least for the civilized parts of the world, even pregnancy does not need to lead to a child being born..
Another thing entirely, is that the creation of a human life should be a very deliberate decision, not a side-effect of any activity done for other reasons (such as sex for the sole purpose of pleasure). And if the reason for underpopulation is because fewer unwanted children are born, then good on us, go underpopulation!
As for the rest of the article, I think it does a great job highlighting the difference between passive and active entertainment.. I've often wondered about why some people chose passive entertainment like TV, when there's obviously better alternatives like games where you actually interact and play part of the story. But having become a parent, and experienced a large reduction in the available time and energy, I can see how I also have to kind of push myself a little bit to start a game, whereas watching another video on the intertubes or just streaming something on netflix requires a lower amount of activation-energy.
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I think the author forgets that these days, sex can be had without much risk for pregnancy, and, at least for the civilized parts of the world, even pregnancy does not need to lead to a child being born..
Another thing entirely, is that the creation of a human life should be a very deliberate decision, not a side-effect of any activity done for other reasons (such as sex for the sole purpose of pleasure). And if the reason for underpopulation is because fewer unwanted children are born, then good on us, go underpopulation!
As for the rest of the article, I think it does a great job highlighting the difference between passive and active entertainment.. I've often wondered about why some people chose passive entertainment like TV, when there's obviously better alternatives like games where you actually interact and play part of the story. But having become a parent, and experienced a large reduction in the available time and energy, I can see how I also have to kind of push myself a little bit to start a game, whereas watching another video on the intertubes or just streaming something on netflix requires a lower amount of activation-energy.