Would you welcome it if something really bad happened in history but as a consequence most of us unhappy souls would not be alive?

[noname223]

I imagine something like an extreme genocide that eradicated 90% of humankind. Or the Nazi won WW2. Or if the cold war became nuclear and there would have been a nuclear armaggedon.

Ethically, I feel the responsiblity to say no I would not welcome that. On the other hand, if the human population was decreased by a historic event by 99% in a fast and not extremely cruel way overall there would be less suffering individuals. All the extremely nightmarish stories you read on here would not have happened. But maybe other horrible stories would have happened...

I tend to can't decide.

 

[scordatura]

If something happened that wiped out most humans.... I'd likely prefer to live in that world, than this one.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Probably not. I'd much prefer it if people voluntarily stopped reproducing. As faulty as the world is, I'm glad it's not under Nazi rule. If the only way for us to reduce our numbers is war and one group of people trying to eradicate another- I don't think I could wish that- even if it meant a widespread culling. What kind of people would come out of that alive?

Another pandemic feels like a horrible option too. Maybe some sort of painless disease that stopped or greatly limited our ability to reproduce would be better. Although, I'm sure the richest would find a way round.

I suspect what very well could happen is our general standard of living takes a real nose dive. AI take the jobs and people realise they can't afford children. Maybe climate crisis events every other week. It might make people more carefully consider what they are bringing their children in to. That would be the prefered option for me. That it was out of choice. But then, given that people continue to reproduce when they're starving or, at war or have hereditary illnesses, maybe nothing will stop us. I'd still prefer it to be choice rather than enforced though.

 

[itsgone2]

I suspect what very well could happen is our general standard of living takes a real nose dive. AI take the jobs and people realise they can't afford children.

This is already happening. We are in early stages

But I think this q was if something had happened I think. Lets say a worldwide plague took out your parents. I voted yes to that. Let me never know "life"

 

[MissAbyss]

No. Just because I suffer doesn't mean everyone else does. There are plenty of people who were or still are genuinely content with their lives. It's not my place to decide that for anyone. To me, that would be the ultimate form of selfishness.