The Morality of Having Kids in a Magical, Maybe Simulated World
The decision to have children, which she views as the “ultimate vote of confidence” in the future, may also be affected by how optimistic people are about the state of the world,
Teddy Rosenbluth • Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?
useful and imperfect simplification may be that technology has mostly continued to do what it has done: expand the range of human choices. Most things are more accessible to more people than at any other point in human history. In the process, we're finding out how people handle that ability. The results are certainly mixed. As somebody who thinks ... See more
Pause for a moment and imagine a world where robots with the dexterity of human beings that can be “programmed” in plain English are available at the price of a microwave. Can you begin to think of all the uses to which such a valuable technology will be put? Or how widely such tools will be adopted? Who or rather what will be looking after your el
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