Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Coho & LIFESTYLE CHANGES--> Sustainability?

[Jonathan Gould (jongould]

On Sat, 4 Mar 1995, Jo Haste wrote:

> Stuart's comment about the "mainstream of Human Thought" which has not 
> yet come to grips with the problem of overpopulation of the planet is 
> very apt.  I would like to add two points-
> 1. How long will it be before it becomes fashionable, acceptable, 
> praiseworthy, etc. to choose to be childless in our society.
> 
If greeny activist type people choose to be childless, then the next 
generation of children will all be raised by people who do NOT believe 
strongly in ecological sustainability and social justice.  Hence, the 
next gerneration will be less likely to hold these values i.e. "our" values.

The answer is not to be childless but to have small families and live 
simply and responsibly.