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Marxist analysis of antinatalism? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by fire86743@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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It's basically the philosophy that it is wrong to have children. But what is the material cause to this belief, along with other beliefs that antinatalists have? (including efilism, basically the philosophy that all life should end)

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[–] mulcahey@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago

What does "biologically rational" mean?

Do you mean "This is what's rational for me, as an organism" ? Seems to me that a lot of self-serving behavior could be classified as "biologically rational."

But as Marxists, do we not strive to transcend that kind of short-term, isolationist thinking? Do we not try to take a long view, grounded in compassion and egalitarianism?

So, too, do the antinatalists. Both groups understand that you can't have a society if the only people you care about are your kin. That is to say, "biological rationalism"-- whatever that is-- has no place in Marxism