No one talks about the carbon footprint of wasted human potential
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It seems like just living produces a lot of carbon impact. Eating, using clothes, transportation, etc no?
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Not as much as fulfilling your potential. Simple example… the biggest carbon impact you can have in your life is having a kid which is an unused potential in those who don’t, so net negative relative to parents
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But what if not having kids to be able to focus on bigger goals is someone’s way of fulfilling their potential? Then *having* kids represents the wasted potential. I guess it depends on how you define potential

