Antinatalism & Gen-Z Angst - Why People Stopped Having Kids

In this video, I take a look at the links between a philosophy known in population ethics as Antinatalism, its links to the current decline of fertility rates along with other societal shifts and a growing existential angst that is pulsating in the Gen Z youth of today, as the future becomes evermore uncertain.


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■ References:

●Benatar, D. (2006). Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence. Oxford University Press.

●Cioran, E. (1992). On the Heights of Despair (I. Zarifopol-Johnston, Trans.). University of Chicago Press.

●Schopenhauer, A. (1851). Studies in Pessimism. Retrieved from Project Gutenberg.

●The Guardian. (2025, March 6). Global sea ice hit all-time minimum in February, scientists say. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com.

●Magnifi. (2024). How the cost of raising a child has skyrocketed over 25 years. Retrieved from https://magnifi.com.

●The Conversation. (2024). The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com.
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●Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (n.d.). Antinatalism. Retrieved from https://iep.utm.edu.

●(Youtube Clips) - HouseCatStudio    • Aesthetics Visuals Compilation 1  


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