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Eh, the way it was written I wouldn’t have read it as sarcasm. Text and tone yada yada. That said, I’ve definitely seen people who seriously think like this.
For real? (serious) a nuclear war might be beneficial because mostly citys of big polluters will be taken out, starvation always hits those that already basically don't pollute. So that argument would make 0 sense regardless...
And i don't think a nuclear war is exactly what we want... There are better ways than to suicide on species level...
Edit to clarify that im not in favor of nuclear war...
It's called Malthusianism (after the philosopher Malthus) and, yes, it is a real philosophy.
Sounds like a special form of nihilism...
Sort of. Malthusians believe that disasters which take out large numbers of people help to keep the population in check and are therefore necessary. Obviously a little oversimplified, but that's about what it boils down to.
Sounds somewhat reasonable and nuts at the same time.
Like some sad people that lost people in a Desaster saying it was for the greater good when in reality its ultimately meaningless.
It's not an illogical stance; it's just one that requires you to become less empathetic.
Completely honest, I lean a little bit more towards nuclear annihilation every day
Tbh, i can see why... But maybe things get better (hopefully) (im atheist but please god let it rain some braincells for the people)