Thursday, November 24, 2022

Ingrate (& misanthrope)

Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.

…It is unclear how many adherents are in Mr. Knight's group, or what the extent of its reach is. After being largely underground, the group took off in popularity when Mr. Knight created a website in 1996. Text-heavy yet breezy, the site includes quotes from the philosopher Schopenhauer and cartoons by the artist Nina Paley, as well as arguments against procreation and for adoption. It has been translated into some 30 languages and remains a haven for many...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/climate/voluntary-human-extinction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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