What's There to Live For, If You Only Live Online?

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What's There To Live For If You Only Live Online?

Anti-natalism, climate distress, and how the internet makes us miserable.

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Apr 21, 2023

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An anti-natalist subculture has flourished for years online. These days, it feels like it’s taking hold in the real world.

This week, writer and internet historian

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and Washington Post columnist and WoC Editor-at-Large

join Shadi and Damir to make sense of this underground phenomenon—and its broader implications for how we live today.

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Christine Emba

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