Antinatalist Advocacy | Ep. 9 | Wild Animal Suffering: what it is and why it matters with @HumaneHancock @AntinatalistAdvocacy | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
ADDENDUM [written by John]
At 56:20, myself and Jack discuss the topic of antinatalists making sperm donations. I later provided some important caveats (and reiterated others) in the YouTube comments section, which you can find below. I would like to reiterate that, as stated in the comment section, whilst I see the logic behind the actions discussed being permissible under consequentialism (with the important caveats I mentioned), I do not advocate sperm donation as a form of activism. This discussion was inappropriate for the forum of The Antinatalist Advocacy Podcast as the opinions expressed were my own and do not reflect the position of Antinatalist Advocacy or the views of my fellow co-founder, Lawrence. I would therefore like to apologise for any confusion caused.
We're joined this month by animal activist Jack (aka Humane Hancock) to discuss our third cause area at AA - Wild Animal Suffering (or WAS). What is WAS? Are we playing God by trying to protect animals in nature? And should we have children and turn the world into one big car park to prevent WAS? Let us know your thoughts!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:09 Intro to Jack & how he became an activist
16:21 How Jack became aware of antinatalism
17:57 Intro to Wild Animal Suffering (WAS)
22:43 Common arguments against taking action on WAS (intractability, 'playing god' etc)
40:18 How does WAS relate to antinatalism?
48:50 Should we have children to stop WAS?
57:52 What can we actually do to help wild animals?
1:07:17 Final thoughts on the subject
1:12:39 A positive note to end on
1:16:36 Outro
ANTINATALIST ADVOCACY
Newsletter: antinatalistadvocacy.org/newsletter
Website: antinatalistadvocacy.org
Check out the links below!
- Humane Hancock's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HumaneHancock
- Humane Hancock's Instagram: instagram.com/humanehancock
- WAS playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3DYHJ1o1Q0z5Np9lR2BGl4_QqP2SLw5c
- AA's page on WAS: antinatalistadvocacy.org/wild-animal-suffering
ADDENDUM [written by John]
At 56:20, myself and Jack discuss the topic of antinatalists making sperm donations. I later provided some important caveats (and reiterated others) in the YouTube comments section, which you can find below. I would like to reiterate that, as stated in the comment section, whilst I see the logic behind the actions discussed being permissible under consequentialism (with the important caveats I mentioned), I do not advocate sperm donation as a form of activism. This discussion was inappropriate for the forum of The Antinatalist Advocacy Podcast as the opinions expressed were my own and do not reflect the position of Antinatalist Advocacy or the views of my fellow co-founder, Lawrence. I would therefore like to apologise for any confusion caused.
We're joined this month by animal activist Jack (aka Humane Hancock) to discuss our third cause area at AA - Wild Animal Suffering (or WAS). What is WAS? Are we playing God by trying to protect animals in nature? And should we have children and turn the world into one big car park to prevent WAS? Let us know your thoughts!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:09 Intro to Jack & how he became an activist
16:21 How Jack became aware of antinatalism
17:57 Intro to Wild Animal Suffering (WAS)
22:43 Common arguments against taking action on WAS (intractability, 'playing god' etc)
40:18 How does WAS relate to antinatalism?
48:50 Should we have children to stop WAS?
57:52 What can we actually do to help wild animals?
1:07:17 Final thoughts on the subject
1:12:39 A positive note to end on
1:16:36 Outro
ANTINATALIST ADVOCACY
Newsletter: antinatalistadvocacy.org/newsletter
Website: antinatalistadvocacy.org
Check out the links below!
- Humane Hancock's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HumaneHancock
- Humane Hancock's Instagram: instagram.com/humanehancock
- WAS playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3DYHJ1o1Q0z5Np9lR2BGl4_QqP2SLw5c
- AA's page on WAS: antinatalistadvocacy.org/wild-animal-suffering
