markko

I also read from other sources that much of the perishable food on the trucks is now rotting because they have been held at the border for so long.

At this point? This was part of their founding ideology.

The main reason "dieting" doesn't work is because people think it's a temporary change rather than a lifelong change.

(You did address this, but it was quite far down, so I wanted to point it out more clearly.)

The vast majority of people (including yourself) seem to think that the suffering is worth putting up with for some strange reason though...

If life was nothing more than suffering then I don't think nearly as many people would have children. Fortunately many of us are able to get enough out of life to see it as being worthwhile. I'm sorry that's not the case for you.

That's great, I do that too

Existence is accompanied by suffering, yes. If you can't accept that, that's on you. If you wish for all life to cease because of your views, then you're the selfish one here.

That's not the outcome I'd want to see. I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy in your previous comments about people having children being "selfish".

You are clearly someone who deeply cares about the climate issue, but you are targeting your anger at people who are trying to live normal lives. If you and others in a similar position instead channelled it towards the people who are actively trying to harm the planet, I believe you would have a far chance in seeing the change you want.

As someone who has been in a similar place in the past, therapy can be a very helpful way to reframe things. I wish you all the best.

Point me to a time in the past when there was no suffering please.

Humanity needs to die

If that's truly your view, then your continued existence is both selfish and hypocritical

The US is not the entire world thankfully.

I don't think that people having kids are selfish either. It's just one of those things you see so often regarding the issue of climate change. The people espousing that view are simply using it as an easy out to absolve themselves of any responsibility in my opinion.

Educating and preparing younger generations to address the issues they will face is unfortunately the most likely way to resolve such issues, and I've chosen to take that challenge upon myself despite how difficult and costly it is to raise children now compared to when my parents had me.

Sorry for trying to find some purpose in this crappy life in the form of nurturing and caring for another person.

I think my kids will still be able to acknowledge that being born today is still far better than being born in basically any other time during the vast majority of human existence though.

Edit: Showed your comment to my daughter and she said "I'm happy to be alive, thanks very much"