"Jack, I don't know if we should have kids. Scientists say climate change will kill us all in 100 years."

"Yeah, but Sue, our kids could become spacefaring to colonize Mars, voyage into the stars, and beyond!"

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"Sure, Jack, but people are becoming more violent and selfish."

"That's human nature, Sue. It's always been that way."

"But, Jack, I keep reading the news about political extremism, all left or right, no middle. No rationality. The world's gone crazy!"

"Are you sure about that, Sue? How much of the world has really gone crazier, or how much is social media clickbait?"